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Merchant's Lightning Clothes
Cleaner
A(:]ua Ammonia, 1 -2 pint.
Soap bark, 5 cents.
Fourteen quarts of hot rain water.
Three ounce saltpeter, pulverized.
Three hfaping tablespoonfuls salt.
Six ounces alcohol or spirits wine.
Three ounces of glycerine.
Three ounces of ether, commercial.
Six ounces turpentine.
Six ounces borax, pulverized.
1 -4 oz. Oil of sassafras, or any other perfume
desired.
Four lO-cent cakes of white ox gal! soap, or
any other good white soap.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING
Steep soap bark in cloth for one hour and
turn in batch. Shave all the soap fine in 14
quarts hot water; when dissolved add 14 quarts
more water; dip out enough water to dissolve the
borax and stir well. Follow with saltpeter, then
salt, the same as borax, stirring each well when
added; then add ammonia, turpentine, ether,
alcohol, sassafras, glycerine and 30 or 40 ounces
beef gall, the more the better. Stir thoroughly
and you have one of the best clothes cleaners and
compounds for washing on earth.
Try it and be convinced.
NELSON MERCHANT
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Cornell University
Gift of
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tine Cornell University Library.
There are no known copyright restrictions in
the United States on the use of the text.
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600
MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE
RECEIPTS,
WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.
A. TH:iRT"y YEARS' COLLECTION,
By JOHN MARQUART,LEBANON, PA.
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SIX HUNDRED
RECEIPTS,WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD^
INCIiUDING
EECEIPTS FOR COOKING, MAKING PEESEEVES, PEEFUMEET,
COEDIALS, ICE CEEAMS, INKS, PAINTS, DYES OF ALL
KINDS, CIDEE, VINEGAR, WINES, SPIEITS,
WHISKEY, BRANDY, GIN, ETC., AND
HOW TO MAKE IMITATIONS OF '
ALL KINDS OF LiaUOES.
'^apt\tt M\ MuMt ^attging %Mts,
Tho CoUections, TeBtlug, and Improvements on the XLeoelpts extendlne OT«r
a period of Thirty Years.
By JO'HN MARQUAET,OF I/EBANON, PA.
PHILADELPHIA:
JoHjN E. Potter & Company,No. 617 SANSOM STREET.
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Entered accordiog to Act of C!ongren, In the year 1867, bj
JOHN B. POTTER AND COMPANY,
Ib t]ift.Glerk*i Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for thi
Eastern District of PennsylvaniB.
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INDEX.
Receipt
Battert, Galvanic—To construct, for Gilding and Silver
plating 488
Bepbug-Foison 536
Brandy—Blackberry, how to make. No. 1 311
Blackberry, " " No. 2 316
Bordeaux, to imitate 303
Cherry, how to make. No. 1 304
Cherry, ""
No. 2 312Cherry, " " No. 3 314
Cognac, to imitate. No. 1 293
Cognac," " No. 2 294
Cognac, " " No. 3 295
Cognac," " No. 4 296
Cognac, " " No. 5 301
Common, how to make 305
Domestic, " " 306
French, how to imitate. No. 1 297
French, " " No. 2 298
French, " " No. 3 307
French, " " No. 4 308
French, " " No. 5 309
Ginger, how to make 319
Lavender,'' " 318
Peach, " " 310
Raspberry," " 313
Rochelle, how to imitate. No. 1 300
Rochelle, " " No. 2 302
Rochelle, " " No. 3 317
Rose, how to make.,!. 315
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8 INDEX.
Receipt
Bevehages—Cottage Beer, how to make 86
Cream Beer, how to make 92
Gas, " " " 91
Ginger pleasant, how to make 94
-Ginger Powder, " " 95
Ginger Imperial, " " 89
Ginger Beer, " " 88
Ginger Pop, " " .....". 96
Mead 93
Head, Sassafras 9S
Spruce Beer 87
Spruce White 90
Pineapple-ade 99
Silver top 97
BLACKiNG^Harness, &o., how to make ; 5G0
Jet, for harness and boots 590
Japan, for leather 589
Liquid, how to make. No. 1 247
Liquid,' " " No. 2 248
Oil paste," " No. 1 50
Oil paste," " No. 2 251
Brass—Polish for 72
Bubning-Fluid, how to make 540
Butter—Bad, to improve 512
Kancid, to cure 511To cure, that it will keep for years 513
Cakes and Pies—Bread-cheese, how to bake...... 126
Buns,'how to bake 13S
'•IBiscuits, " " 109
Cider, /' " Ill
Cream, " " 130
Cup, " " 113
Custard, without eggs 116
Frosting, how to , 101
Ginger, how to bake 114
Green corn Omelet 522
Lemon, how to bake. No. 1 ; 102
Lemon, " " No. 2 129
Lemon, white, how to bake 105
Lemon pies, " " ..;.J 110
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INDEX. 9
r* Tx Receipt
Cakes and Pies—^Mook mine© pies 108
Muffins 131
Poundcake,
plain, how to bake. 127Queen " •• " 103
JRice " " " 128
Rusks, " " No. 1 107
Rusks, " " No. 2 132
Sponge cake, " " 104
Strasbourg " " " 106
Sugar " " " 112
Cider—General Rules to make 266
How to make J 262
How to manage 263
Observations on 265
Raisin, how to make 264
Rule for making good '.
267
To keep good for years 268
To keep good 269
Cements—Crockery 508
Hard, for seams 509
Liquid 607
Water and fire proof 510
Which will get as hard as a stone. 506
Cordials—Aniseed 253
Citron 254
Cinnamon 256Cloves 258
Orange 257
Peppermint. No. 1 ; 255
Peppermint. No. 2 261
Hose 260
Strawberry 259
Spirits, for beverage, to manufacture 252
Cow-DisEASES—Cure for distemper in cattle 465
Flesh-wounds in cattle, tincture for 559
Frenzy, or inflammation of .the brain 482
Garget in cows > .T^47 ^Hoven or blown in cattle, cure for 479
Uoven in cattle, Mr. Gowen's simple remedy 432J
Method to cure the frenzy 483
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10 INDEX.
Becelpt
Cow-Diseases—Paunching 484
Pleura Pneumonia in cattle, cure for 556
Purging drink '. 480
Eed-water in cattle, tocure 468
Scouring, in cattle, " " 469
Scouring ,558
Swelled cattle with green food, cure for 470
Tar-water for cattle 466
Worms or bots in cattle or horses 557
Yellows or jaundice in cattle, cure for 481Diseases in Human Beings, Cures for—
Balsam-de-Malda, how to make 6
Balsam Locatellis, how to make .' 35
Bitters, German, " " 36
Blood-spitting, cure for 553
Burning and scalding, cure for 15
Burns and scalds, " " No. 1 , 19
Burns and scalds, " " No. 2 20
Burns, liniment for 34
Cancer,, cure for. No. 1 69
Cancer, " " No. 2 70
Cancer, " " No. 3 71
Cerate, simple, how to make 30
Chilblain, frost-bitten, cure for 14
Colds, cure for 75
Consumption, cure for .-.. 59
Corns, certain cure for -535
Corns, cure for 9
Cough, " " ; 45
Cough-drops 41
Cough-drops, Dr. Monroe's 43
Cough-Mixture. No. 1 42
Cough-Syrup 545Cough-drops. No. 2 550
Cramp in the stomach, cure for 40
Croup, cure for 06
Diarrhcsa, " " 64
Dyspepsia, " " ... 44
Dropsy, " " .. 51
Dysentery, " " No. 1 68
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INDBX. 11
RanlptDiseases in Human Bodies, Cure for—Dysentery. No. 2.. 526
Dysentery, cure for. No. 3 527
Dysentery and bloody flux 528
Epilepsy, dire for 580
Erysipelas, " " 596
Eye-water, how to make 55
Eye-water or Collyrium 56
Eye-water or Vitriolic Collyrium 57
Felon, certain cure for 67
Giddiness, cure for 31
Godfrey's Cordial, how to make 32
Gravel, Turkish cure 525
Headache, bilious or sick, cure for 587
Hooping-cough, Dr. Barton's remedy 571
Liver-fcomplaint, cure for 58
Lip-salve .' 85
Lockjaw, cure for 495
Life Tincture (a
Germanmedicine)
33Liniment, children's sore throat 26
Mad dog bite. Dr. Stoy's cure 1
Mother-drops, Dr. Stoy's 4
Mother-drops, simple 5
Mortification powders, Dr. Stoy's 2
Nails on toes, ingrowing 76
Nipples, sore, ointment for 531
No. 6 Medicine, how to make 7
Ointment to draw splinter out of the flesh 47
Paregoric elixir, how to make 61
Peppermint-essence, how'to make 8
Piles, certain cure for 549
Piles, a mild aperient for 567
Piles, a cure for 532
Piles, liniment 28
Piles, ointment for. No. 1 29
Piles, ointment " No. 2 498
Piles, ointment " No. 3 530
Piles, simple cure 12
Purifying the blood '.: 60
Quinsy, cure for 552
Rheumatism, cure for. No. 1 52
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12 INDEX.
Diseases in Human Bodies, Cure fob— 'Receipt
Rheumatism, cure for. No. 2 53
Rheumatism, " " No. 3 73
Rheumatism, " " No. 4 496
Rheumatic Gout, cure for. No. 1 497
Rheumatic Gout, " " No. 2 529
Rheumatism, inflammatory, remedy for 534
Rheumatism, liniment 561
Rheumatism, simple cure.... 562
Salt Rheum or Scurvy, cure for 544
Scabby heads on children, cure for 16
Scarlet Fever, cure for 62
Salt, medical use of 65
Sleepless, how to make a tea for 17
Smallpox, cure for 63
Smallpox, " " 533
Sun-stroke, " " 551
Summer-complaint, cure for 37
Summer-complaint, Blackberry Syrup for.... 39
Swelling from bruises, to prevent t 27
Swinney, cure for. No. 1 24
Swinney, " " No. 2 25
Tetter, " " No. 1 21
Tetter, " " No. 2 22
Tetter, Ringworm, Swinney, and Rheumatism 23Toothache-drops 546
Toothache-preventive 600
Vermifuge, Hamilton's celebrated 54
White Swelling, cure for 74
Whitlow 554
Worms, Dr. Jtoy's simple cure for 2
Di'EiNG—Aluming 160
Black, on silk 167
Black, inclining to purple, on wool and silk 185
Black, inclining to brown, " . " ;. 186
Black jet, on woollen 187
Black, on cotton 208
Blue-black, on silk 168
Blue, Prussian, on woollen 188
Blue vat, for silk and woollen 214
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INDEX. 13
Keceipt
Dteing—Blue, on silk 16G
Brown, on silk 103
Brown, on silk dress , 175
Brown, on woollen cloth, or cloth of any description 181
Brown, on the red cast 182
Brown, inclining to snuff. 184
Buff, on cotton 201
Brown, on cotton 204
Crimson, on silk 179
-Dove,on
silk177
Drab, on cotton 205
Drab, oq silk'.
176
Drab, on wool 191
Dye-liquors, preparing 161
Fancy dyeing, on cotton, various shades 198
Flesh, on silk 180
General remarks 159
Gloss on silk, a fine 209
Gloss on silk 201
Gray, on'silk 171
Green, on silk 164
Green, on wool 189
Green, on cotton 200
Indigo, Sulphate, how to make 165
Indigo, vat for cotton, how to set 213
Lilac, on wool 190
Maroon, on silk 169
Olive, on silk 173
Olive-brown 183
Orange, on silk 170
Orange, on wool 197
Orange, annetto on cotton 202
Pink, onsilk
.'
162Purple, on cotton 207
Bed, on cotton .*. 203
Bed, on wool 192
Slate, on cotton 206
Slate, on silk 172
Slate, on woollen , 195
Stone, on silk 174
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14 INDEX.
Becelpt
Dyeing—Tin Liquor, No. 1, how to make 193
Tin Liquor, No. 2, " " 194
Tin Liquor, for pinks, scarlet, crimson, &c 211
Tin Liquor, for scarlet and crimson, on silk 212
Yellow, Turmeric 199
Yellow, on silk , 178
Yellow, on woollen , 196
Black, on leather 222
Blue, " 221
Purple, " 224
Red, Turkey, on leather 217
Eed, on leather 218
Shades, different, on leather 223
Yellow, on leather 219
Yellow, on leather 220
Blue, on straw 216
Eed, " 215Eggs—Preserving, to keep. No. 1 514
Preserving," No. 2 515
• Preserving," No. 3 516
Extract—Vanilla 539
Foul Smell—To destroy 504
Fish—Fresh, how to keep 523
Gilding—Edges of paper 491
Gin—Holland, how to imitate. No. 1 277
Holland, " " No. 2 278
Holland, " " No. 3 279
Holland, " " No. 4 280
Holland, " " No. 5 281
Country, how to make 282
Gloves—French Kid, how to clean 591
How to clean 592
Grease*—Spots to remove, a liquid for 10
Spots to remove from woollen cloth 11
HoESE-DisEASEs—Abscess, cure for 361
Adhesive Plaster, and sewing 354
Alterative Balls, for surfeit, mange, &o 435
Anbury, or wart ,'.... 362
Anodyne medicine 449
Appetite,loss of. t.
364
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INDEX. 15
Keceipt
HoRSE-BisEASES—Astringent drink, after looseness 427
Astringent balls, for profuse staling 436
Bandage 355
Bladder, Inflamed 365
Bleeding, to stop ; 353
Bleeding in general 420
Bleeding, to stop, a paste for 461
Blood-Spavin 366
Blue water, for wounds, how to make 48
Bone-Spavin 368
Bote 369
Bowels, inflammation of. 372
Broken knees 376
Broken wind 374
Burns and Scalds 377
Canker 378
Canker, liniment for 379
Canker in the mouth, mixture for 464Capped Hocks 380
Cold 381
Composition, for sand-cracks 410
Convulsions 382
Convulsions, clyster for 443
Cough '.
383
Cough-drink, for horses 428
Corns 384
Curb 385
Cracked Heels 386
Diabetes 389
Diabetes, balls for 390
Drink, to check over-purging 426
Drink, for an inflammatory fever 431
Drink, for worms 439
Eyes 391
Eye-Water, No. 1 392
Eye-Water, No. 2 457
Farcy 394
Farcy, cure for 395
Fever-Balls 429
Film, or cataract 39.3
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16 INDEX.
.r Beeeipt
Horse-Diseases—Pood and Kegimen >., 360
Fulness of blood".
'3. 421
Foundered Feet X. 397
Grease 396
Gripes 387
Gripes, draught for. No. 1 , 388
Gripes, " No. 2 ^ 445
Gripes, cure for \>. 444
Gripes, further treatment 44S
Gripes, white ball for .-. 447
Hoof-bound 398
Horse-Poii'der, how to make 13
Horse, how to make him drink freely 487
Inflammation of the lungs 458
Lameness 453
Lampass 399
Laudanum draught 448
Laxity 400
Laxative and diaphoretic powder 422
Lungs, inflammation of. 401
Mallenders 402
Mange 1 403
Mange, liniment for 456
Mange, ointment for 455
Mercurial ball, for worms 438Molten Grease : 404
Ointmint 357
Ointment, Blistering 367
Ointment, Green '. 358
Paste-balls, for broken wind 375
Pectoral balls, for broken wind 434
Physic 424
Poll-Evil 405
Powerful mixture, for fever 430
Purging 423
Purgative balls 425
Purging-balls, for jaundice 433
Purging-balls, for worms 440
Quitter 470
Restorative balls a|ter jaundice 433
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INDEX. 17
Receipt
Horse-Diseases—Restorative, for profuse staling 437
Ringbone 408
Sallenders 412Salve, how to make for wounds 49
Sand-crack 409
Scratched Heels, ointment for 462
SitfastB 411
Sores and Bruises 356
Sore Backs, cure for 485
Sprains, Wacing mixture for 460
Sprains, embrocation for 459
Sprains, &c., lotion for 486
Staggers 363
Staggers, balls for 442
Strains 413
Strains in different parts, an astringent embrocation for 463
Stomach-drink after expulsion of the worms 141
Strangury 414
Strangles 415
Surfeit, or bad coat 451
Suppurating poultice 406
Treatment 373
Thrush 416
Thrush in feet, cure for 454
Treatment according to appearance of the part 359
Urine-balls 452Vives 417
When on a journey 450
Wind-gall 418
Worms 370
Worms, remedy for 371
Wounds 419
Wounds, ointment for 45
Wounds in cattle, farrier's cure 352
IIams—To cure, without pickle 519
Ice-Ceeam—How to make 134
Inks-=—Black srriting, how to make 136
Black writing, cheap 137
Blue " No. 1 38
Blue " No. 2 ,,, 143
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18 INDEX.
Receipt
Inks—Green writing 570
Indelible, how to make ; 139Japan black writing 135
Red writing. No. 1 141
Eed writing. No. 2 142
Lard Candles—How to make :... 505
Lime-Watek—How to make 18
Milk—How to preserve any length of time 115
How to preserve ; 568
Mildew—How to take out of linen 577
Painters—Colours, how to make diflferent shades 225
Colours used, different names for 226
Linseed-oil, how to prepare, for' boiling varnish 228
Linseed-oil, how to boil, for painting 229
Oils, different kinds used in painting 227
Faint, outside, cheap 575
Perfujiert, &c.—Black Teeth, remedy for 83
Cologne, how to make 82.
Cologne, superior article 541
Cologne 537
Gums and Teeth, how to clean 84
Hair-Oil 574
Hair-Oil, common 78
Hair-Oil, excellent 79
Hair-Grease, or ox-marrow imitated 80Hair-Oil, how to make 77
Hair-restorative , 543
Lotion for Freckles 547
Otto of Eoses, how to make 588
Pomatum, ox-marrow 542
Pomade against baldness 564
Preventing hair falling out 538
Soap, Shaving, how to make 572
Soap, " best invented 573
Tooth-Powder, rose 81
Tooth-Powder 548
Pickle—To cure Hams, Pork, and Beef. 517
T. B. Hamilton's receipt 513
Printers' Ink—How to make 138
Printing-ink, excellent 597
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INDEX. 19
Roci?ipt
Preservk*. &c.—Barberries, how to make 123
Blackoerry-Jam 520
Cherries, how to preserve 124
Cucumber-Catsup, how to make 503
Currants, how to preserve 125
Fruit, how to keep fresh 500
Fruit and Vegetables, how to preserve 501
How to keep 117
Peaches, how to preserve 11&
Plums, elegant green 118
Plums, magnum-bonum 120
Quinces, how to preserve 121
Kaspberry-Jam 122
Tomato-Catsup, how to make. No. 1 499
Tomato-Catsup, " " No. 2 502
Razor-Strop-Powder 578
Rats—Poison, how to make 586
Rectifying—Raw whiskey, stand, how to put up 270
Rfu—Jamaica, how to imitate. No. 1 283
Jamaica, " " No. 2 284
Jamaica, " " No. 3 292
New England, " " No. 1 287
New England, " " No. 2 288
St. Croix," " No. 1 289
St. Croix," " No. 2 290
Sealing-Wax—Red, how to make 593
Black," " No. 1 594
Black," " No. 2 595
Sheep—Joot-rot, cure for. No. 1 473
Foot-rot, " No. 2 474
Foot-rot, " No. 3 475
Foot-rot, prevention and cure 476
Maggots in478
Scab, cure for 477
Sdgar-Colouring—How to boil 343
How to clarify 100
Silk—Stained by corrosive or sharp liquors,^ how to clean 598
Silver—How to write in 599
Articles, how to clean 576
Copper, how to 563
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20 INDEX.
Peceipt
SiLTDR—German. No. 1 581
German. No. 2 582
German. No. 3 588
German. No. 4 58t
German. No. 5 58j
By heat 492
Plating fluid, galvanism simplified 489
Silvering of metal 565
Solution, for plating copper, brass, &c 490
Soldering—Iron or any other metal without fire 56G
Spirits—Jamaica, how to imitate 286
Pure, how to make 345
Pure, how to make by distillation 346
Swine—Cholera, how to cure with alum 569
Common diseases, how to cure 579
Measles, how to cure.-. 471
Eupturein 472
Syrup—Simple, how to make 344
Tinctures—Allspice, how to make 323
Cardamom-seed , 321
Catechu 201
Cinnamon 320
Cloves „ 326
Japonica 299
Kino, 285
Bed Sanders 325
Rhatany 322
Saffron 323
Varnishes—Amber 236
Copal, how to boil. No. 1 230
Copal, " " No. 2 231
Copal, gold colaur 232
Copal, to dissolve, in fixed oil 235
Harness, how to make for 240
fion and Steel, how to make for 524
Leather, how to make for 241
Leather, how to boil 243
Linseed-Oil 237
Seed-lac 233
Shellac 234
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Keceipt
Varnishes—Sheet Iron 250
Straw and Chip Hats 249
Turpentine 238
White, hard 239
Vinegar—Cider, how to malie 154
Common, " " 145
Currant, " " 151
Elderberry, " " 156
Gooseberry, " " 150
German, " " 157
How to make. No. 1 143J
How to make. No. 2 144
How to make. Xo. :5 145
How to make. No 4 147
Primrose, how to make 152
Baisin 153
Raspberry 350
Sugar 149Wine 148
How to strengthen 155
How to sharpen, or increase sharpness 158
Venice Turpentine—How to make 242
Washing—Occupying one hour 493
Another receipt 404
Water-Proof—Leather, how to make 245
Leather preservative 246
Shoes and Boots, how to make 244
Whitewash—Brilliant 655
Wines—Apple, how to make 342
Blackberry, " " 521
British Champagne 351
Bottling 338
Cider 340
Claret, how to imitate 333
Currant 339
Cypress 341
Fining 337
Lisbon, how to imitate 331
Madeira, " " No. 1 329
Madeira, " " No. 2 330
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Beeeipt
Wines—^Malaga, how to imitate 332
Port,
" "No. 1 327
Port, " " No. 2 328
Backing 336
Sherry, how to imitate 334
Teneriffe, " " 335
Whisket—Apple, how to imitate 273
Bourbon, " " 274
Irish, ' " " 275
Monongahela, how to make. No. 1 271
Monongahela, " " i No. 2 271}
Scotch, how to imitate 276
Wheat " " 272
YfiisT—Distillers' and Brewers', how to make, with hops,. 347
How to make another 348
Beer, how to make, with 349
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MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.
No.1.
Doctor Stoj/'s Cure for the Bite of a Mad Dog.
Take 1 ounce of jed chicken-weed, (gathered and
dried in the shade during the month of June,) put it
into 1 quart of strong (or brewers') beer, boil it down
to 1 pint. Strain the tea through a clean linen cloth,
then stir into the tea 1 ounce theriac so that it will
be well mixed. The theriac is not to be boiled.
Dose.—^Por a man with a strong constitution, one
half-pint taken in the morning, sober, and the next
morning the other half-pint, also sober.
The patienlpought to fast three hours after he has
taken the medicine ; then he can eat bread and but-
ter, or breaid and molasses, for at least a week or ten
days; he must not eat any pork, nor any fish or
water-fowls, and must not drink any water. He can
drink any kind of tea, and he must not get angry
or overheat himself for two weeks.
For a person of a weak constitution, make 3 doses
out of the aboTB-prepared quantity, and also for
children in proportion. 3 doses will be sufficient for
a cure.
For animals, the medicine must be doubled ; and
its food, water and wheat bran, to be given warm.
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No. 2.
Doctor Stay's Simple Cure for Worms,
Take J pound fresh butter, unsalted.
2 ounces of garlic, cut fine.
Put the garlic into a pint of warm water, then
strain it into the butter;put it on hot coals, and
mix it well through.
No. 3.
Doctor Sioy's Mortification-Powder, to prevent JJoclgaw,
Take J pound gunpowder.
i pound brimstone.
^pound alum.
1 ounce charcoal.
Pulverize the above ingredients in a mortar, and
mix thoroughly.
Dose.—^For a strong constitution, take as much as
will lie on a ten-cent piece, in a small teaspoonful of
strong vinegar.
N.B.—The charcoal is only used in case of wounds,
to dry them up.
No. 4.
Doctor Stop's celebrated Mother-Drops
Take 1 ounce opium.
1 ounce castor.
1 ounce saffron.
1 ounce maple-seed.
1 quart Lisbon wine.
Mix all the above ingredients, and distil in the
sun or a warm stove for three weeks.
Dose.—^For adults, from 20 to 30 drops, twice a
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day, aud for children from 5 to 10 drops, twice a
day.
No. 5.
Simple Valuable Mother-Drops.
Take J ounce ether.
J ounce laudanum.
^ ounce essence of peppermint.
Mix the above ingredients in a vial, and shake it
well, when it will be ready for use.
Dose.—One teaspoonful, or 60 drops, for adults,
[f one dose does not allay the pains in half an hour,
cake another. To children, give in proportion to
their age.
No. 6.
JBToio to make good Balsam-de-MaMa.
Take 3 ounces powdered benzoin.
2 ounces balsam of Peru.
^ ounce hepatic aloes in powder.
1 quart rectified spirits of wine.
Put all the above ingredients into a bottle, ana
ligest them in the sun or near a stove for a week or
two ; then strain the balsam. Or you may use it by
taking the clear from the top as you want.
This balsam, or rather tincture, is applied exter-
nally to heal recent wounds and bruises. It is like-
wise employedinternally to remove coughs, asthmas,
and other complaints of the breast. It is said to ease
the colic, cleanse the kidneys, and to heal internal
ulcers, &c.
Dose.—For adults, from 20 to 60 drops ; for chil-
dren in proportion.
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No. 7.
Mow to make No. 6. Thompsonian Medieine.
Take 1 ouuce Cayenne pepper.
J ounce cloves, bruised.
J ounce Kussian castor.
J ounce mace, bruised.
1 quart brandy.
Put all into a bottle, and distil in the sun or near
a warm stove for two weeks, when it will be ready;
you can strain it, if you think proper, or pour the
clear off as you use it.
Dose,—One teaspoonful, in 1 gill or half teacup-
ful of warm water sweetened with sugar, for adults.
Tor children, mix more water, and give in propor-tion.
No. 8.
To make good Essence of Peppermint.
Take 1 pint spirits of wine, (alcohol.)
J ounce oil of mint.
Mix and shake it well ; let it stand a day, and, if
not clear, filter it through paper. Add a little tur-
meric, to colour.
No. 9.
A cure for Corns.
Take nightshade-berries ; boil them in hog's lard,
and anoint the corn with the salve. It will not fail to
cure.
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No. 10.
To make a liquid to remove Grease-spots out of
Woollen Cloth.
Take 1 quart spirits of wine, (alcoliol.)
12 drops winter-green.
1 gill beef-gall.
6 cents' worth lavender.
And a little alkanet, to colour, if you wish. Mix.
No. 11.
Another, to clean Woollen Cloth.
Take equal parts spirits of hartshorn and ether.
Or ox-gall mixed with it makes it better.
No. 12.
A certain and simple cure for Piles.
Take 3 cigars ; rub them fine.
1 handful the inner bark of elder.
1 gill hog's lard.
Boil all the above ingredients together, and, after
it becomes cool, anoint the part a few times a dav.
No. 13.
How to make Horse-Powder.
Take J pound fcenugreek-seed in powder,
^ pound flour of sulphur.
^ pound antimony, powdered.
J pound cream of tartar.
J pound saltpetre, powdered.
Mix all the above ingredients thoroughly.
Dose.—^1 tablespoonful three times a week, mixed
with their feed; and if the animal is sick, give every
day.
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No. 14.
A simple cure for Chilblain,{Frost-bitten.)
Take alum, and dissolve in warm water, and tipply
it to the affected part.
No. 15.
A cure for Burning or Scalding.
Take sweet oil, mix into it pulverized red chalk
and white lead. Then take a feather and anoint the
affected part. "With children you must be careful
that they do not scratch at the sore, or else it will
leave a mark.
No. 16.
A cure for Scabby Heads on Children.
Take 1 pound pickled pork.
1 pound cabbage.
J3oil the above the same as you would for eating;
then skim it off", and wash the head with the liquid.
No. 17.
How to make a Tea for a Sleepless person to Sleep.
Make a tea of Jerusalem oak, which grows in the
woods, and drink it, as you would any other tea,
before going to bed.
No. 18.
How to make Lime -Water.
Take J pound of unslaked lime;put it in an
earthen pot;pour 2 or 3 quarts of pure water on it
cover the pot ; let it stand one day ; skim off the
top, and take the clear water for use. To keep it
any length of time, put it in bottles and seal them.
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No. 19.
A ijure for Burns and Scalds. No. 1.
Mix in a bottle 3 ounces of olive-oil and 4 ounces
of lime-water. Apply the mixture to the part burned
five or six times a day, with a feather. Linseed-oil is
equally as good.
No. 20.
Another cure for Burns and Scalds, No. 2.
Spread clarified honey upon a linen rag, and apply
it to the burn immediately, and it will relieve the
pain instantly and heal the sore in a very short time.
No. 21.
A cure for Tetter. No. 1.
Take as much mustard as will make into a salve
mixed with honey ; spread it on a rag, and lay it on
the sore for 24 hours. If the sore is not dead, make
new salve, and lay it on 3 or 4 hours longer..
Then take the inside of elder-bark and stew it in
lard;put in beeswax enough to make a salve ; set
it by until it gets cold. This is to heal the sore.
Don't let the sore get wet.
Then take mullein and boil it in water, and wash
with after the wound is healed. This is to harden
the tender skin again.
No. 22.
Another cure for Tetter. No. 2.
Take one ounce of sulphuret of potash. Obtain
it from a druggist. Put the sulphuret into a large
glass bottle, and pour on it a quart of cold water,
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(soft;) stop it tightly, and leave it to dissolve. Care
must be taken to keep it closely corked. To use it,
pour a little into a cup, and, dipping in it a soft
sponge, bathe the eruption with it five or six times
a day. Persist, and in most cases it will soon effect
a cure. Should the tetter reappear in cold weather,
immediately apply the solution.
No. 23.A never-failing Salve for the cure of Tetter, Ringworm,
Swinney, and Rheumatism,
Take 3 fresh eggs.
\ pound fresh batter, unsalted.
J gill oil of spike.
^
gill oil of stone.
Take the eggs and break them in an earthen pot,
and whip them up with a pine-wood shovel; melt
the butter on coal; don't let it boil; then pour the
butter on the eggs ; stir them ; then mix it with the
oil of stone and spike ; mix it well ; then it is ready
for use. Make it the third day after new moon, and
it must be the first time used. Eub the diseased
part with the salve at a warm stove, or in the sun in
summer.
For horses, take double portions to prepare the
salve.
For children of 12 years of age, take 2 eggs and
half the quantity of the other articles.
No. 24.
A cure for the Swinney. No. 1.
Take 1 pint spirits of turpentine.
1 tablespoonful cream of tartar, pulverized
1 large teaspoonful pulverized frankincense
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Mix all the ingredients together in a bottle, and
let it stand in the sun four or five days, and shake
it well ; then ready. Take a feather ind grease the
liseased part.
No. 25.
Another cure for the Swinney. No. 2.
Take 1 ounce oil of spike.
1 ounce oil of stone.
1 ounce oil of juniper.
Mix all the above oils together; take a feather
and anoint the diseased part.
No. 26.
A Liniment for Children's Sore Throat.
Mix two parts of sweet oil and one part of spirits
of hartshorn.
No. 27.
To prevent Swelling from Bruises.
Apply at once a cloth five or six folds in thickness,
dipped in cold water, and when it grows warm renew
the wetting.
No. 28.
A Liniment for Piles.
Take 2 ounces emollient ointment.
^ ounce laudanum.
Mix these ingredients with the yolk of an egg,
and work them well together, and then anoint the
diseased part or sore.
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No. 29.
Ointment for Piles. No. 1.
Take 1 scruple powdered opium.
2 scruples flour of sulphur.
1 ounce simple cerate.
Keep the affected part well anointed; be prudent
in your diet; don't eat too much; keep in'pure air;
have abundance of exercise, &c.
With strict regard to these directions, the dreadful
complaint we have alluded to will depart and give
you no more affliction.
No. 30.
To make Simple Cerate.
Take 1 pound, white w&x.
4 pounds lard or mutton-suet.
Melt them with a gentle heat, and stir it well until
cool.
N.B.—^Yellow wax will answer the same purpose.
No. 31.
A cure for Giddiness.
Take 2 ounces Epsom salts.
1 ounce senna.
1 pint wine.
Distil in the sun or a warm stove a few days.
(Ready.)
Dose.—Take as much as will physic you tho-
roughly the first day, and after that take as muchas will physic you once a day: take it in the morn-
ing, sober. This cured a case of seven years' stand-
ing.
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No. 32.
To make Godfrey's Cordial.
Dissolve J ounce opium and one drachm oil of
sassafras in two ounces spirits of wine, (alcohol.)
Now mix 4 pounds of molasses with 1 gallon of
boiling water ; when cold, mix the other ingredients
with it. (Ready.)
It will soothe the pains in children.
No. 33.
7h make Life Tincture. (A German Medicine.)
Take 1 quart good whiskey,
9 drachms aloes.
1 drachm zedora-root, bruised.
1 drachm agaric, bruised.
1 drachm saffron.
1 drachm gentian-root, bruised.
1 drachm mj^rrh.
1 drachm nutmeg, bruised.
2 drachms rhubarb.
Distil in the sun or a warm stove a few days, then
't is fit for use.
J)ose.—For adults, 1 teaspoonful (or 60 drops) in
sugar.
No. 34.
Liniment for Bums.
Take equal parts of Florence oil, or fresh-drawn
linseed-oil, and lime-water; shake them well to-
gether in a wide-mouthed bottle so as to form a
liniment.
This is found to be an exceedingly proper appli-
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cation for recent scalds or burns. It may either be
spread upon a cloth, or the parts affected may be
anointed with it two or three times a day.
No. 35.
Locatellis Balsam.
Take1 pint olive-oil.
J pound Strasbourg turpentine.
J pound yellow wax.
6 drachms red saunders, pulv.
Melt the wax with part of the oil over a gentle
fire ; then add the remaining part of the oil and the
turpentine ; afterward mix in the saunders, and keep
stirring them together till the balsam is cold.
This balsam is recommended in erosions of the
intestines, dysenteiy, haemorrhages, internal bruises,
and in complaints of the breast. The dose when
taken internally is from 2 scruples to 2 drachms foi
adults.
I
No. 36.
To make German Bitters.
Take \ pound gentian-root.
2 ounces bitter orange-peel.
^ ounce chamomile-flowers.
cinnamon and cloves as much as you wish
1 quart whiskey.
2 ounces red saunders.
Put all together in a bottle, and distil in the sun
or near a warm stove for one week. Dese.—1 table-
spoonful in the evening before going to bed ; take
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it clear, or in water. It strengthens the stomach
and gives vigor to the system, and is an excellent
remedy fordyspeptic people. I received the above
recipe thirty years ago.
No. 37.
A cure far Summer Complaint.
Take f teaspoonful pulverized rhuliarb.
1 teaspoonful magnesia.
Put it into a teacupful of boiling water; let it
stand until it is cold ; stir it well. Then add 2 tear
spoonfuls of good brandy, and sweeten it with loaf
sugar.
Dose.—^For a child 1 to 3 years old, 1 teaspoonful
five or six times a day.
How to prepare food : Take a handful of flour
tie it into a clean cloth ; boil it three hours ; after it
is cold, take off the crust, and take the hard white
substance and pulverize it; put into it a sufficient
quantity of milk to make it thin ; let it boil one or
two minutes ; stir it well with a piece of cinnamon-
stick, and sweeten it with sugar.
No. 38.
To make Blue Ink. No. 1.
Take 1 ounce best Prussian blue.
IJ ounce oxalic acid.
1 pint water.
Let it dissolve, when it will be ready for ase.
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No. 39.
To make Blackberry-Syrup, for Summer Complaint.
Take 2 quarts blackberry-juice.
1 pound loaf sugar. -
. J ounce nutmeg, grated.
^ ounce ground cinnamon.
J ounce cloves, ground.
Jounce allspice, ground.
Boil the above i^igredients together; when cold,
add 1 pint fourth-proof brandy. Dose.—From 1 tea-
spoonful to 1 wineglassful, according to the age of
the patient, as often as will be necessary to effect a
cure.
No. 40.
A cure for Cramp in the Stomach.
"Warm water, sweetened with molasses or brown
sugar, taken freely, will in many cases remove cramp
in the stomach when opium and other remedies have
. failed.
No. 41.
Cough^Drops.
Take tincture of bloodroot, syrup of ipegacuanha,
syrup of squill, tincture of balsam of Tolu, and pare-
goric, of each 1 ounce. Mix. This is used in all
severe coughs frsim colds. It is a valuable mixture.
Dose.—^ to 1 drachm, whenever the cough is severe.
No. 42.
No. 1 Cough-Mixture.
Take J ounce paregoric.
1 ounce syrup of squill.
2 drachms antimonial wine.
6 ounces water.
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Dose.—2 teaapoonfuls every 15 minutes until the
cough abates.
No. 43.
Dr. Monroe's Cough-Drops.
Take 4 drachms paregoric, 2 drachms sulphuric
ether, 2 drachms tincture of Tolu. Mix. Take a
teaspoonful night and morning, or when the cough
is troublesome.
No. 44.
A curefor the Dyspepsia.
Take 1 ounce pulverized rhubarb.
1 ounce caraway-seed.
1 tablespoonful grated orange-peel.
Put these into a decanter with 1 pint of best
brandy, shake it well together, and keep in a warm
place. Dose.—1 tablespoonful in the morning, fast-
ing, and at night going to bed. Shake the mixture
well before taking it.
No. 45.
A cure for Qough.
Take J pint honey.
3 tablespoonfuls elecampane-root, pulv.
3 tablespoonfuls ginger.
1 pint vinegar.
i:'ut all the above in a jug, and make a paste (jf
flour or chop-stuff, and shut the jug close up wil-
this paste ; and then, when you put your bread in
the oven, put this jug in also, and leave it in the
oven until you take the bread out ; then it is ready
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for use. Dose.—1 teaspoonful two or three times a
day, and as you can stand it.
No. 46.
To make an Ointment to heal Wounds in Horses.
Put into a well-glazed earthen vessel 2 ounces
beeswax and 2 ounces rosin. When this is melted,
put in \ pound hog's lard ; to this put 4 ounces tur-
pentine ; keep stirring all the time with a clean stick.
When all is well mixed, stir in 1 ounce of pulverized
verdigris ; be careful that it don't boil over : it ought
to be a coal fire. Strain it through a coarse cloth,
and preserve it in a gallipot. This ointment is very
good for old and recent wounds, whether in flesh or
hoof; also galled backs, cracked heels, mallender,
sallenders, bites, broken heels, &c.
No. 47.
To make a Drawing Ointment.
Take elder-root and the seed of Jamestown-weed
and fry it in lard. It will draw any splinters out of
the flesh, or any thing else in man.
No. 48.
How to make Blue Water, to cure Wounds in Horses.
Take 1^ pounds unslaked lime; put it into an
earthen pot, (glazed;)
pour 2 quarts warm water
on it ; let it stand 3 days ; stir it 3 or 4 times a day
after it is settled, pour off the pure water; add 2
ounces sal ammoniac and 3 grains camphor; dis-
Bolve the sal ammoniac and camphor in alcohol ; let
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it stand 12 hours;put it in a copper vessel and miy
well.
No. 49.
Another excellent Simple Salve for Wounds in Horses.
Take lime-water as much as you will;pour into it
linseed-oil, and stir it well all the time until it is the
consistency of salve, and anoint the wound with it
in a short time the
woundor scald will be healed.
No. 50.
To make Oil-Paste SJwe-BlacUng. No. 1.
Take 8 pounds ivory-black.
1 gallon molasses, (the cheapest you can get.)
1 pint fish-oil.
2 pounds oil of vitriol.
Mix the molasses, ivory-black, and the fish-oil
thoroughly, and then pour on the oil of vitriol in
small quantities at a time, and keep stirring until
the boiling is over ; then put it in boxes while it is
warm.N.B.—The oil of vitriol will cause the boiling.
You will have to use a stone or earthen pot.
No. 51.
A Cure for the Dropsy.
Take a stone jug and put in 1 gallon good cider,
2 handfuls parsley, with the root cut fine, 1 handful
grated horseradish, 2 tablespoonfuls bruised mustard-
seed, J ounce squill, 1 ounce juniper-berries. Mix
all together, and let it remain 24 hours near the fire,
shaking it often; tlien strain it. Dose.—\ gill 3
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times a day, ou an empty stomach. Don't drink
much while taking the medicine. Eatdry meals.
No. 52.
A Cure for Sheumaiism. No. 1.
Take 1 pint best brandy.
1 ounce gum guaiacum.
Mix. Dose.—Take as much as you can bear, and
take it clear. Eepeat the dose until a cure is effected.
No. 53.
Another Ckcr&for Rheumatism. No. 2.
Take 2 ounces centaury.,
2 ounces senna.
4 ounces boletus of oak.
4 ounces canella alba.
2 ounces zadora-root, pulverized.
2 ounces gum myrrh.
2 ounces caraway-seed.
1 gallon rum.
Mix all together, and infuse for 8 or 10 days, when
It will be ready for use. Dose.—1 tablespoonfai,
always before meals.
No. 54.
Hamilton's Celebrated Vermifuge.
Take \ gallon castor-oil.
i pound Baltimore wormseed-oil.
\ ounce oil of aniseed.
2 ounces tincture of myrrh.
2^ ounces pinkroot.
1 ounce senna.
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Boil the pinkroot and senna together in 2 quarts
of water, enough to take the strength out ; then
strain it through flannel ; boil the tea again downto half; then mix it with the above, and shake it
well, so that it shall be mixed thoroughly while
you put it into vials.
Dose.—1 teaspoonful, morning and evening, for a
child 3 years old. The vial must always be well
shaken before it is given, so that the sediment ia
well mixed.
N.B.—I myself paid 15 dollars for this recipe. It
was also sold to a party in this county (Lebanon) foi
100 dollars nearly 30 years ago*-
No. 55,
To make Eye • Water.
Take 2 scruples white vitriol.
2 scruples sugar of lead.
1 teaspoonful laudanum.
Mix in \ pint rain-water.
No. 56.
Collyrium, or Eye - Water.
Collyrium of alum : Take ^ drachm of alum, andagitate it well together with the white of an egg.
It is used in inflammation of the eyes, to
heat, and restrain the flux of humours. It must be
spread upon linen and applied to the eyes, but should
not be kept on above 3 or 4 hours at a time.
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No. 57.
Vitriolic Cotlyrium, or Eye -Water.
Take J drachm white vitriol.
6 ounces rose-water.
Dissolve the vitriol in the rose-water, and filter tne
liquor.
It is a useful application in weak, watery, inflamed
eyes.
No. 58.
A simple Cure for Liver- Complaint,
Take 1 tablespoonful pulverized charcoal and J
teacupful sweet fresh milk in the morning and even-ing. Continue for some time.
No. 59.
A Cure for Consumption.
Take hart's tongue.
lungwort, (or pulmonary.)
liverwort.
sarsaparilla-root.
'
speedwell.
One handful of each. Boil on a coal fire; m an
earthen pot, well covered ; stir it every 5 minuteswith a pine stick; let it boil 15 minutes; let it
stand until milk-warm, then strain and bottle it
close. Dose.—^For an adult, 1 tablespoonful in the
morning, sober ; afterward, every 3 hours. Also eat
every day spoonwort or water-cresses. Don't eat
pork or drink very sour vinegar.
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No. 60.
A Remedy for Purifying the Blood.
Take J ounce cloves.
1 ounce cinnamon.
^ ounce mace.
6 cents' worth saffron.
J ounce borax.
1 handful rosemary.
1 quart wine.
Distil in the sun or warm stove for 5 or 6 days.
Dose.—\ gill in the morning and evening. It is good
for women when their blood is out of order.
No. 61.
Paregoric Elixir.
Take 1 drachm opium, in powder.
1 drachm benzoic acid.
2 scruples camphor.
1 drachm oil of aniseed.
1 quart proof spirits of wine,^ (alcohol.)
Digest for 10 days, and strain. It contributes tt
allay the tickling which provokes frequent coughing,
and at the same time it opens the breast and gives
greater liberty to breathing. It is given to children
against the chincough, in doses from 5 to 20 drops.
Adults, from 20 to 100 drops.
No. 62.
A simple Oure for Scarlet Fever.
For adults, give 1 tablespoonful of good brewers'
yeast in 3 tablespoonfuls of sweetened water, S
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times a day; and if the throat is much swollen,
gargle with yeastand apply
to the throat as a poul-
tice, mixed with Indian meal. tJse plenty of catnip-
tea, to keep the eruptions out of the skin, for several
days.
No. 63.
A Cure for Small^Pox.
Use the above doses of yeast 3 times a day, and
milk diet, throughout the entire disease. Nearly
every case can be cured without leaving a pock
mark. Dr. William Melds.
No. 64.
A Cure for Diarrhoea. i
Put into a bottle 3 ounces pimento, (allspice,)
upon which pour 1 pint best^French brandy; sweeten
with sugar.
Dose.—A wineglassful every hour for 3 hours,
for adults. For children, dilute, and give a table-
spoonful each hour. This remedy has been knownto cure violent cases of diarrhoea.
No. 65.
Medical use of Salt.
In many cases of disordered stomach, a teaspoonful of salt is a certain cure. In the violent interna
aching termed colic, add a teaspoonful of salt to a
pint of cold water. Drink it, and go to bed. It is
one of the speediest remedies known. The same
will revive a person who seems almost dead from
a heavy fall, &c.
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In an apoplectic fit, no time should be lost in
pouring down salt and water, if sufficient sensibility
remain to allow of swallowing ; if not, the head mustbo sponged with cold water until the sense returns,
when salt will completely restore the patient from
the lethargy. In a fit, the feet should be placed in
warm water, with mustard added, and the legs
briskly rubbed, all bandages removed from the neck,
and a cool apartment procured, if possible.
In many cases of severe bleeding at the lung, andwhen other remedies failed. Dr. Eush found that two
teaspoonfuls of salt completely stayed the blood.
In case of a bite from a mad dog, \yash the part
with a strong brine for an hour, and then bind on
some salt with a rag.
Intoothache,
warmsalt
and water hela to thepart, and removed two or three times, will relieve it
in most cases.
If the gums be affected, wash the mouth with
brine.
K the teeth be covered with tartar, wash them
twice a day with salt and water.
In swelled neck, wash the part with brine, and
drink it, also, twice a day, until cured.
Salt will expel worms, if used in food in a mode-
rate degree, and aids digestion; but salt meat is
injurious if used much.
No. 66.
A Cure for the Group.
Take a piece of fresh lard, as large as a butternut,
rubbed up with sugar in the same way that butter
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and sugar are prepared for the dressing of pud-
dings, divided into three parts, and given at inter-
vals of twenty minutes, will relieve any case of
croup which is not already allowed to progress to
the fatal point.
No. 67.
Said to be a certain Ckrefor a Felon.
" Take a pint of common soft soap, and stir in it
air-slaked lime till it is of the consistency of gla-
ziers' putty. Make a leather thimble, fill it with
this composition and insert the finger therein, and
change the composition once in twenty minutes, and
a cure is cei-tain." Buffalo {N. Y.) Com. Advertiser.
"We happen to know that the above is a certain
remedy, and recommend it to any who may be
troubled with that disagreeable ailment." Public
Ledger.
No. 68.
A sure and simple Curefor Dysentery. No. 1.
Drink a gill (or teacupful) of "West India (or
Trinidad) molasses. This is a dose for adults;
children in proportion.
No. 69.
To cure the Cancer. No. 1.
Take bread dough the size of an egg, old hog's
lard the same quantity, mix it well, and spread it
on white leather, and apply it to the sore.
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No. 70.
Another Ourefor Cancer. No. 2.
Take alum, vinegar, and honey, equal quantities,
and wheat flour, and make a plaster by mixing it
all together ; renew every twelve hours.
No. 7L
Anotherfor Cancer. Mo. 3.
Take pulverized alum and fish-worms smashed,
and a salve made like a plaster and put on the sore.
No. 72.
To polish Brass.
Take 6 cents' worth sour salts, and pumice-stone
pulverized, soft water, and olive-oil, mix all together,
and strain the liquor.
No. 73.
To cure Rheumatism. No. 3.'
Take 1 quart spirits of wine.
2 ounces camphor.
2 ounces cloves.
3 handfuls salt.
6 heads red pepper.
Infuse for 3 or 4 days in the sun or warm stove,
and bathe with it.
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No. 74.
To cure White Swelling.
Take 1 handful sarsaparilla-root.
1 handful sassafras-root.
1 handful dittany.
3 quarts water.
Boil dow[n to one-half. Dose.—Every morning,
sober, 1 gill until it is all used.
While taking the above internally, make the
following salve :
Take 2 quarts cider.
1 pound beeswax.
1 pound sheep tallow, (suet.)
1
poundsmoking-tobacco.
Boil this well, and then put it on the sore like
plaster is put on, and renew whenever you think
proper.
No. 75.
Acertain
GureforGolds.
Take 1 teaspoon flaxseed.
1 ounce liquorice.
\ pound raisins.
Put the above articles into 2 quarts of water,
and boil it down with a slow fire to one-half; then
add\ pound
rock-candy pounded fine,
and add 1tablespoonful lemon-juice. Dose.—| pint on going
to bed, and take a little when the cough is trouble
some.
This receipt generally cures the worst of colds in
2 or 3 days. It is a sovereign balsamic cordial for
the lungs.
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No. 76.
A Ckre for ingrowing Nails on Toes.
Take a little tallow and put it iuto a spoon, and
heat it over a lamp until it becomes very hot ; then
pour it on the sore or granulation ; the effect will
be almost magical. The pain and tenderness will
at once be relieved. The operation causes very little
pain if the tallow is properly heated ; perhaps a
repetition may in some cases be necessary.
No. 77.
To make a very superior Hair- Oil.
Take half an ounce of alkanet-root, which may be
bought for a few cents at the druggist's. Divide this
quantity into four portions, and tie up each portion
in a separate bit of new bobinet or clean thin mus-
lin. The strings must be white : for instance, coarse
white thread or fine cotton cord. Take care to omit
any powder or dust that may be found about tL
alkanet, as if put in it will render the oil cloudy and
muddy. Put these little bags into a large tumbler
or a straight-sided white-ware jar, and pour on half
a pint of the best fresh olive-oil. Cover the vessel,
and leave it untouched for three or four days or a
week, being careful not to shake or stir it; do notpress or squeeze the bags. Have ready some small
clear glass vials, or a large one that will hold half
a pint. Take out carefully the bags of alkanet and
lay them in a saucer. Tou will find that they have
coloured the oil to a beautiful crimson. Put into the
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bottom of each vial a small portion of any perfume
J v/U fancy : for instance, oil of orange-flowers, oil of
jessamine, oil of roses, oil of pinks, extract of
violets. The pungent oils (cloves, cinnamon, ber-
gamot, lavender, orange-peel, lemon, &c.) are not
good for the hair, and must not be used in scenting
this oil. Having put a little perfume into the
vials, pour into each through a small funnel suffi-
cient of the coloured olive-oil to fill them to theneck. Then cork them tightly, and tie a circular
bit of white kid leather over the corks. To use this
oil, (observing never to shake the bottle,) pour a
little into a saucer or some other small vessel, and
with the finger rub it into the root of the hair.
The bags of alkanet may be used a second time.
No. 78.
Another Hair- Oil.
A very excellent hair-oil, which answers all com-
mon purposes, is made by mixing 1 ounce of brandy
with 3 ounces of sweet oil. Add any scent you pre-
fer ; a selection can be got at the drug-store.
No. 79.
i Another excellent Hair-Oil.
Take 1 quart olive-oil or fine lard-oil.
2j ounces spirits of wine.
1 ounce cinnamon powder.
5 drachms bergamot-oil.
Heat them together in a large pipkin, then remove
it from the fire, and add four small pieces of alkanet-
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root ; keep it closely covered for 6 or 8 hours, let
it then be filtered through a funnel lined with
blottingor filtering paper.
No. 80.
To make Imitation of Ox-Marrow Hair-Grease.
Take fresh hog's lard, and melt it on a stove in
any tin vessel ; when melted, add such fine oil as
3'ou wish to perfume it to your fancy, such as ex-
tract of violet, oil of orange-flowers, oil of jessa-
mine, oil of roses, oil of pinks, kc. The quantity
you must use will depend on the quantity of lard
you use. And to make it a bright yellow, take a
little turmeric and boil it in a little lard, so that tbe
colouring, will be extracted; strain it, and pour it into
your scented lard as much as will give the desired
colour ; this must be done when the scented lard is
milk-warm, and must also be well mixed. Then
pour it into wide-mouthed vials, such as are used for
ox-marrow. Keep the vials well corked. To make
it a purple colour, take a little alkanet-root, and pro-ceed the same as with the yellow.
No. 81.
To make Rose Tooth Powder.
Take 3 ounces preparedchalk.
\ ounce cinnamon, ground.
I ounce orris-root, pulverized.
I ounce rose-pink.
Make all very fine by pulverizing it, and mix.
(Keady.)
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No. 82.
To make very nice Cologne.
Take 2 drachms oil of lemon.
2 drachms oil of rosemary,
1 drachm oil of lavender.
2 drachms oil of bergamot.
10 drops oil of cinnamon.
2 drops oil of rose.
10 drops oil of cloves.
8 drops tincture of musk.
1 quart alcohol, (or spirits of wine,j
Mix all together, and shake well, when it will be
ready to use. The older it gets, the better.
No. 83.
A remedy for Black Te^ih.
Take equal parts of cream of tartar and salt;pul.
verize it, and mix it well. Then wash your teeth ia
the morning, and rub them with the powder.
No. 84.
Howto
clean the Teeik and Gums.
Take 1 ounce myrrh, in fine powder.
2 tablespoonfuls honey.
A little green sage, in very fine powder.
Mix them well together, and wet the teeth and
gums with a little every night and morning.
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No, 85.
A Lip-Salve.
Take 2 ounces oil of lemon.
1 ounce white wax.
1 ounce spermaceti.
Melt these ingredients, and while warm add 2
ounces rose-water, and J ounce orange-flowei" water.
These make Hudson's cold cream,—a very excellent
article.
The lips are liable to excoriation and chaps, which
often extend to considerable depth. These chaps
are generally occasioned by mere cold. The above
salve will be found efficacious in correcting these
evils.
No. 86.
(To make Cottage Beer.
Take 1 peck good sweet wheat bran, and put it
into 10 gallons of water, with 3 handfuls of good
hops ; boil the whole together in an iron, brass, or
copper kettle, until the bran and hops sink to the
bottom. Then strain it through a hair sieve, or a
thin sheet, into a cooler, and \*^hen it is about luke-
warm add 2 quarts of molasses. As soon as the
molasses is melted, pour the whole into a 9 or
10 gallon cask, with 2 tablespoonfuls of yeast.
When the fermentation has subsided, bung up the
cask, and in 4 days it will be fit for use.
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No. 87.
Brown Spruce Beer.
Pour 8 gallons fresh water into a barrel, and then
8 gallons more boiling hot ; add 1 gallon molasses,
and J pound essence of spruce ; when nearly cool,
put in ^ pint of good ale yeast. This must be well
stirred and well mixed ; leave the bung out 2 or 3
days. After which, the liquor may be immediately
bottled, well corked and tied, and packed in sawdust
or sand, and it will be ripe and fit to drink in two
weeks.
No. 88.
To make good Ginger Beer.
Take 1 spoonful ground ginger.
1 spoonful cream of tartar.
1 pint yeast.
1 pint molasses.
6 quarts cold water.
Mix, and let it stand a few hours, until it liegins
to ferment ;• then bottle it, set it in a cool place : in
8 hours it will be good.
No. 89.
To make Imperial Ginger Beer.
Take 1 pound cream of tartar.
2 ounces ginger, ground.
7 pounds white sugar.
1 drachm essence of lemon.
6 gallons water.
J pint yeast.
Bottle, and tie the corks 3own.
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No. 90.
To make White Spruce Beer,
Take 8 pounds loaf sugar.
4 gallons water.
1 ounce ginger.
\ pound essence of spruce.
A little lemon-peel.
1 cupful good yeast.
Mix al. together, and when fermented bottle it
close.
No. 91.
How to make Gas Beer.
Take 4 gallons cold water.
3 pints molasses.
1 quart yeast.
1 handful hops.
And such spices as you wish.
Then take 1J pints of the above molasses, and mix
it well with the yeast; then take 3 quarts of the
above cold water and make it boiling hot;put into
this boiling water the other IJ pints of molasses,
and such spices as you wish ; then take some more
of the above cold water and cool down the boiling
water, molasses, and spices until it is milk-warm
then boil the above handful of hops in water, to
take the strength out of the hops, and strain the
hops out of the liquor. Then put all together into a
strong cask, and bung it tight ; then put the cask
in the sun, or near to a warm stove, about five or
six hours ; after this put the cask into a tub of fresh
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or cold water 3 or 4 hours. In 24 hours it
willbe
ripe.
Keepthe cask all the time closed
up tight. You must take a very strong cask, or
it will burst.
No. 92.
To make Oream Beer.
Take 2 ounces tartaric acid.
2 pounds white sugar.
3 pints water.
The juice of half a lemon.
Boil all together five minutes ; when nearly cold,
add the whites of 3 eggs, well beateu, with ^ cup
flour, and J ounce essence of winter-gr^en. Bottle.
Take 2 teaspoonfuls of this syrup for a tumbler of
water, and add to it ^ teaspoonful of baking-soda.
Drink it fresh.
No. 93.
jBow) to make Mead.
Take 12 gallons water.
20 pounds honey.
6 eggs, the glair only.
Let it boil 1 hour ; then add cinnamon, ginger,
cloves, mace, and a little rosemary. When cold, add
one spoonful of yeast, from the brewer ; stir it well,
and in 24 hours it will be good.
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No. 84.
Ginger Beer—a pleasant beverage.
Take 10 pounds white sugar.
9 fluidounces lemou-juice.
1 pound honey.
11 ounces ginger, (ground.)
Boil the ginger in 3 gallons water for J hour
then add the sugar, the lemon-juice, and the rest
of the water, and strain through a cloth. Whencold, add the white of an egg, ^ fluidounce essence
of lemon. After standing 4 days, it may be bottled
off. A glass of this on a hot day, with a lump of
ice in it, is very refreshing.
No. 95.
Sow to make Ginger Beer Powders.
Take 1 ounce and 54 grains (apothecaries') bicar-
bonate of soda, reduce it to powder, and divide into
16 papers ; to each paper add 5 grains ground ginger,
and a drachm of white sugar. Then take 1 ounce
tartaric acid, which powder divide into 16 parcels,
and do it up in separate papers. Two of those
papers will make a pint of beer. Dissolve the soda
in 2 gills of water in one glass, and the acid in 2
gills in another glass; pour them together, and
swallow quickly.
No. 96.
How to make Ginger-Pop.
Take 2 gallons hot water, (boiling ;) mix 2 ounces
ground ginger and the peel of 2 lemons, 1 teaspoon-
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ful cream of tartar, 2 pounds white sugar ; let this
stand until milk-warm. Then putin the other part
of the 2 lemons, 1 teaspoonful saleratus, 4 table-
spoonfuls yeast, and the glair of 4 eggs, to clear.
Cinnamon and cloves to your taste.
No. 97.
How to make Silver-top, a temperance drink.
Take 1 quart water, 3J pounds white sugar, 1 tea-
spoonful lemon-oil, 1 tablespoonful flour, with the
white of 5 eggs, well beat up ; mix all the above
well together. Then divide the syrup, and add 4
ounces carbonate of soda into one part, and put it
into a bottle, and then add 3 ounces tartaric acid to
the other part of the syrup, and bottle it also. Take
2 pint tumblers, and put in each tumbler 1 table-
spoonful of the syrup, (that is, from each bottle of the
syrup,) and fill them half full with fresh cold water;
pour it together into one tumbler. Superb.
No. 98.
Sassafras Mead, a cheap beverage.
Stir gradually with 1 quart boiling water, IJ
pounds brown sugar, 3 gills molasses, and 1 drachm
tartaric acid. Stir it well, and when cold strain it
into a large earthen pan or crock; then mix in 1
drachm essence of sassafras. Transfer it to clean
bottles, (it will fill 2 or 3 ;) cork it tightly, and keep
it in a cool place. Have ready a box containing
about J pound carbonate of soda, to use with it.
To prepare a glass of it for drinking, pour a little
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of the mead or syrup into a tumbler ; stir into it a
small quantity of soda, and then add sufficient cold
fresh water (ice-water, if you have it) to half fill theglass
;give it a stir, and it will immediately foam up
to the top.
No. 99.
To make PineappU-ade.
Pare some fresh, ripe pineapples, and cut them
into thin slices ; then cut each slice into small bits
put them into a large pitcher, and sprinkle powdered
white sugar among them;pour on boiling water in
proportion of J gallon of water to each pineapple
cover the pitcher, stop up the spout with a roll of
soft paper, and let the pineapples infuse into the
water till it becomes quite cool, stirring and pressing
down the pineapple occasionally with a spoon, to get
out as much juice as possible. When the liquid has
grown quite cold, set the pitcher for a while in ice.
Then transfer the infusion to tumblers, add some
more sugar, and put into each glass a lump of ice.
You may lay a thin slice of fresh pineapple into each
tumbler before you pour out the infusion.
No. 100.
How to darify Sugar.
Take J pint water to 1 pound sugar, (loaf sugar;)
set it over the fire to dissolve ; to 12 pounds sugar
thus prepared, beat up an egg very well, put in when
cold, and, as it boils up, check it with a little cold
water. . The second time boiling, set it away to cool.
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In a quarter of au hour, skim the top, and turn the
syrup off quickly, leaving the sediment which will
collect at the bottom.
No. 101.
For frosting Cakes.
Allow for the white of 1 egg, 9 large teaspoonfuls
of double-reflued sugar, and 1 teaspoonful of nicePoland starch, both powdered and sifted through a
very fine sieve. Beat the whites of eggs so stiff they
will adhere to the bottom of the plate on turning it
upside down ; then stir the sugar in gradually with
a wooden spoon, stirring constantly about fifteen
minutes; add a teaspoonful of lemon-juice, or vine-
gar, and a little rose-water. Stir in a few grains of
cochineal-powder, or rose-pink, if you wish to colour
pink ; or of the powder blue, if you wish to have it
of a bluish tinge. Before icing a cake, dredge it all
over with flour, and then wipe off the flour; the
icing may thus be spread on more evenly. Lay the
frosting on the cake with the knife, soon after it is
drawn from the oven, (it may be either warm or
cold;) smooth it over, and set in a cool place till
hard. Allow the whites of 3 eggs for 2 common-
sized loaves. The appearance of the cake will be
much improved by icing it twice. Put on the first
icing soon after the cake is taken out of the oven,
and the second the next day, after the first is per-
fectly dry.
Before cutting an iced cake, cut the icing first,
by itself, by pressing the back of the knife nearest
the blade-end across the cake, to prevent the crack-
ing and breaking of the icing.
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No. 102.
To make Lemon- Cakes. No. 1.
Take 1 teacupful of butter, and 3 of powdered
loaf sugar ; rub them to a cream ; stir into them the
jolks of 5 eggs well beaten ; dissolve a teaspoonful
of saleratus in a teacupful of milk, and add the
milk, add the juice and grated peel of 1 lemon,
and the whites of the 5 eggs ; and sift in, as light
as possible, 4 teacupfuls of flcur. Bake in 2 long
tins about half an hour. Much improved by icing.
No. 103.
Queen- Cake.
Take 1 pound of sifted flour, 1 pound of sugar,
and f of a pound of butter; rub th«> butter and
sugar to cream; add the well-beaten yolk of 5
eggs, 1 gill of wine, 1 gill of brandy, and 1 gill
of cream, with part of the flour, and 1 pound of
stoned raisins, or well-prepared currants, and spices
to the taste ; and then add the whites of the 5 eggs,
beaten to a stifi" froth, with the remainder of the
flour.
No. 104.
Sponge- Cake.
Beat well together the yolk of 10 eggs with 1
pound white powdered sugar ; and th(m stir in the
whites, beaten to a stiff froth. Beat the whole 10
or 15 minutes; then stir in, gradually, half a pound
sifted flour. Spicerit with a nutmeg or grated rind
of lemon. Bake immediately.
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No. 105.
While Lemon- Cake.
Rub well together 6 punces butter, IJ pounds
flour; add J pint (well beaten) eggs, 1 pound
pulverized sugar, 12 drops essence of lemon, and 2
drachms carbonatfe of ammonia. The ingredients
should be mixed into a paste, with as little handling
as possible, rolled out about as thick as a silver
dollar, cut in cakes, and baked on buttered tins,
with a gentle heat.
No. 106.
Strasbourg- Cake.
To 1 pound flour, add 10 ounces pulverized sugar,
10 ounces butter, 2 eggs, half a nutmeg, (grated,)
and an equal quantity of ground cinnamon, or mace
and cinnamon, mixed. Bake.
No. 107.
How to bake Rusks. No. 1.
Take 1 pint milk, 1 teacupful yeast; mix it
thin ; when light, add 12 ounces sugar, 10 ounces
butter, 4 eggs, flour sufficient to make it as stiff
as bread; when risen, again mould and sponge it
upon tin.
No. 10^
How to make Mock Mince-Pks.
Mix 1 cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1^ cup bread-
crumbs, with 1 cup good cider-vinegar, 4 cups
water, and 3 eggs; add 1 cup raisins, 1 ounce
cloves, 1 ounce soda. This quantity will be suffi-
cient for 3 pies. Bake.
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No. 109.
To make Indian Biscuits.
Take 1 quart of cold Indian mush, or hasty pud-ding
;put it into a pan containing about the same
quantity of either coarse or fine wheat flour ; add
milk or sweet cream sufficient to make the mush
thin, say ^ pint ; then mix the flour, and make up
into biscuits as soft as you can well handle them,
and bake ijja quick oven 20 minutes.
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No. UO.
How to bake Lemon Pies.
Grate the peels of 4 lemons, and squeeze the juice
into the grated peel. Then take 9 eggs, leaving out
half the whites, 1 pound loaf sugar, (white,) ^ poundbutter, 1 pint cream or milk, and 4 tablespoonfula
rose-water, and beat them well together, and add
the lemon. Divide into 4 pies, with undercrust,
and bake.
No. lU.
Cider-Gake.
Take 2 pounds flour, 1 pound sugar, J pound
butter, 1 pint cider, cloves and cinnamon, with or
•without fruit, 2 teaspoonfuls soda. Bake.
No. 112.
Mow to bake Sugar- Cakei.
Take 1 pound flour, f pound sugar, J pound
butter, 5 eggs. Mix and drop them on tins, and
put sugar, sanded on them, just as you put them
into the oven, or frost them.
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No. 113.
Cup-Cakes.
Take 3 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 2 teaspoonfula
soda, 3 eggs, 5 cups flour,—all beaten together with
as much spice as you please.»
No. 114.
Ginger-Cakes. «
Take 1 quart molasses, ^ pint thick milk, | pound
fresh lard or butter, 1 cent's worth pearlash, 1 cent's
worth saleratus, 1 cent's worth annisled, 1 teacup-
ful ginger. Thicken with flour. Mix and bake.
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smNo. 115.
How to preserve Milk for any length of time.
This process, invented by a Russian chemist
named Kirkoff, consists in evaporating new milk
by a very gentle fire, and very slowly, until it is
reduced to a dry powder. This powder is to bekept in bottles carefully stopped. "When it is to be
employed, it is only necessary to dissolve the powder
in a etifficient quantity of water. According to Mr,
Kirkoff", the milk does not lose by this process any
of its peculiar flavour.
No. 116.
To make Custards without Hggs.
Take 1 quart new milk, 4 tablespoonfuls flour, 2
tablespoonfuls sugar, season with nutmeg or cinna-
mon, and add salt to your taste. The milk should
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be placed over a quick fire, and, when at boiling-
point, the flour should be added, being previously
stirred up in cold milk. As soon as thoroughlyscalded, add the sugar, spice, and salt. It may be
baked either in cups or crust. This is an excellent
dish, and deservedly prized by every one who has
tried it.
No. 117.
How to keep Preserves or Jellies.
It is said that to set newly-made preserves for
several days open in the sun, is one of the best
methods of making them keep through the sum-
mer unfermented. It is worth trying.
No. 118.
To preserve Plums an elegani green.
Take 8 pounds double-refined sugar.
8 pounds of the fruit prepared.
Take the plums whilst a pin will pass through
them, set them, covered with water in which a little
alum has been dissolved, in a brass kettle on a hot
hearth, to coddle. If necessary, change the water
they must be a beautiful grass-green ; then, if you
prefer, peel them and coddle again ; take 8 pounds
of this fruit to the above sugar after it has been
dissolved in 1 quart of water and nicely skimmed.
Then set the whole on the fire, to boil, until clear,
fllowly skimming them often, and they will be very
green;put them up in glasses for use.
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No. 119.
To freserve Peaches.
Take 10 pounds nicely-peeled peaches.
10 pounds loaf sugar.
The white clingstone is the nicest. Peel and drop
into a pan of water, cut up 2 lemons, break the
sugar slightly, put into a well-tinned kettle, (brass
will do if nicely cleaned,) with 1 quart of water andthe lemons ; let it scald, and skim, and, having the
required quantity of peaches in a nice stone jar,
pour the syrup over ; let it stand over night, then
put all into the preserving-kettle and boil slowly,
until the fruit looks clear; take out the peaches,
and boil down the syrup to a proper consistence,
and pour over the fruit.
No. 120.
To preserve Magnum Bonum Plums.
Take 12 pounds plums.
12 pounds loaf sugar.
2 oranges.
Take 2 pounds of the sugar, and make a weak
syrup ; then pour it boiling upon the fruit ; let it
remain over night, closely covered ; then, if pre-
ferred, skim them, and slice up the 2 oranges nicely,
dissolve the rest of the sugar by taking the large
cakes, and dip in water quickly, and instantly
bring out. If the plums are not peeled, they must
be nicely drained from the rest of the syrup, and
the skin pricked with a needle. Do them gently,
until they look clear and the syrup adheres to
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them. Put them one by one into small pots, and
pour the liquor over. These plums will ferment if
not boiled in two syrups.
No. 121.
Sow to preserve Quinces.
Take 1 peck of the finest golden quinces, put
them into a bell-metal kettle, cover with cold water,
put over the fire, and boil until done soft; then take
them out with a fork into an earthen dish ; when
sufficiently cool to handle, take of£ the skin, cut
open on one side, and take out the core, keeping
them as whole as possible. Take their weight in
double-refined sugar, put it with a quart of water
into the kettle, let it boil, and skim until very clear
then put in your quinces; 2 oranges cut up thin
and put with the fruit, is an improvement. Let
them boil in the syrup half an hour, then with your
fruit-ladle take out the fruit, and boil the juice
sufficiently, then pour it over the fruit.
Ko. 122.
Mow to make Raspberry Jam.
Take 6 pounds nicely-picked raspberries.
6 pounds loaf sugar.
Put the fruit into a nice kettle over a quick fire,
and stir constantly, until the juice is nearly wasted
then add the sugar, and simmer to a fine jam. In
this way the jam is greatly superior to that which
is made by putting the sugar in first.
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No. 123.
How to preserve Barberries.
Take 6 pounds nicely-picked barberries.
6 pounds loaf sugar.
Put the fruit and sugar into ajar, and place the
jar in a kettle of boiling water ; let it boil until
the sugar is dissolved, and the fruit soft ; let them
remain all night. Next day put them into a pre-
serving-pan, and boil them 15 minutes ; then pot,
as soon as cool, and set them by the next day, and
cover them close.
No. 124.
How to "preserve Cherries.
Take 8 pounds cherries.
6 pounds sugar.
Then take 1 quart water, melt some sugar in it,
and boil ; then the rest boil and skim, then put in
the cherries, boil softly but steadily ; take them off
two or three times and shake them, and put them
on again ; then let them boil fast. "When the fruit
looks clear, take it out with a skimmer, and boil the
syrup until it will not spread on a china plate ; then
return the fruit, and let it cool ; then put it in pota
fbr use.
No. 125.
How to make Currant Jelly.
Take 4 quarts juice of currants.
8 pounds sugar. (Loaf is the beat.)
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The currants should be used as soon as they are
oi' a light red; put them, stem and all, into ajar,
place that in boiling water, cook, then squeene the
juice, and to every quart put 2 pounds sugar ; boil
together 15 minutes, then put into glasses.
No. 126.
How to make Bread Cheese-CdKes.
Jake 1 nutmeg, grated.
1 pint cream.
8 eggs.
J pound butter.
J pound currants.
1 spoonful rose-water.
1 penny loaf of bread.
Scald the cream, slice the bread thin as possible,
and pour the cream boiling on to it ; let it stand 2
hours. Beat together the eggs, butter, and grated
nutmegs, and rose-water ; add the cream and broad,
beat well, and bake in patty-pans on a raised crust
No. 127.
Mow to make a Plain Pmmd^Cake.
Beat 1 pound butter in an earthen pan until it is
like a fine thick cream ; then beat in 9 whole eggs
till quite light. Put in a glass of brandy, a little
lemon-peel shred fine ; work in \ pound flour;put it
into the hoop or pan, and bake it- for an hour. Apound plum-cake is made the same with putting IJ
pounds clean washed currants, and J pound candied
lemon-peel.
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No. 128.
Bke-Gakes.
Beat the yolks of 15 eggs for nearly half an hour
with a whisk ; mix well with them 10 ounces of fine
sifted loaf sugar, put in \ pound of ground rice, a
little orange-water or brandy, and the rinds of 2
lemons grated ; then add the whites of 7 eggs well
beaten, and stir the whole together for a quarter of
an hour. Put them into a hoop, and set them in a
quick oven for half an hour, when they will be pro-
perly done.
No. 129.
Lemon-Ckkes. No. 2.
Take 1 pound of sugar, f pound of flour, 14 eggs,
2 tablespoonfuls of rose-water,' the raspings and
juice of four lemons ; when the yolks arewell
beaten up and separated, add the powdered sugar,
the lemon-rasping, the juice, and the rose-water; beat
them well together in a pan with a round bottom,
till it becomes quite light, for half an hour. Put
the. paste to the whites, previously well whiskea
about, and mix it very light. When well mixed,
sift in the biscuits, and bake them in small oval tins,
with six sheets of paper under them, in a moderate
heat. Butter the tins well, or it will prove difficult
to take out the biscuits, which will be exceedingly
nice if well made. Ice them previous to baking, but
very lightly and even.
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No. 130.
Oream-Cakes.
Beat the whites of 9 eggs to a stiff froth ; stir it
gently with a spoon, lest the froth should fall ; and
to every white of an egg grate the rinds of 2
lemons, shake in gently a spoonful of double-refined
sugar sifted fine ; lay a wet sheet of paper on a tin,
and with a spoon drop the froth in little lumps on it
near each other ; sift a good quantity of sugar overthem, set them in an oven after the bread is out, and
close up the mouth of it, which will occasion the
froth to rise. As soon as they are coloured they will
be sufficiently baked ; lay them by two bottoms to-
gether on a sieve, and dry them in a cool oven.
No. 131.
How to make Muffins. ^
Mix a gill of fine flour, 1^ pints of warm milk and
water, with \ pint of good yeast, and a little salt,
stir them together for a quarter of an hour, then
strain the liquor into a quarter of a peck of fine
flour; mix the dough well, and set it to i-se for an
hour, then roll it up and pull it into small pieces
make them up in the hand like balls, and lay flan-
nel over them while rolling to keep them warm.
The dough should be closely covered up the whole
time ; when the whole is rolled into balls, the first
that are made will be ready for baking. When they
are spread out in the right form for muffins, lay
them on tins and bake them, and as the bottom be-
gins to change colour turn them on the other side.
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Haw to bake Busks. No. 2.
Beat up 7 eggs, mix them with J pint of warm
new milk, in which \ pound of butter has been
melted, add \ pint of yeast, and 3 ounces of
sugar, put them gradually into as much flour as will
make a light paste nearly as thin as batter ; let it
rise before the fire an hour, add more flour to makeit a little stiffer, work it well, and divide it into
small loaves or cakes about five or six inches wide,
and flatten them. When baked and cold, put them
into the oven to brown a little. These cakes when
first baked are very good buttered for tea ; if they
are made with caraway-seeds, they eat very nicecold.
No. 133.
How to make common Buns.
Rub 4 ounces of butter into 2 pounds of flour, a
little salt, 4 ounces of sugar, a dessert-spoonful of
caraway-seeds, and a spoonful of ginger;put some
warm milk or cream to 4 tablespoonfuls of
yeast ; mix all together into a paste, but not too
stifi"; cover it over and set it before the fire an hour
to rise ; then make into buns, put them on a tin,
set them before t)ie fire for a quarter of an hour,
cover over with flannel, then brush them with very
fine warm milk, and bake them of a nice brown in
a moderate oven.
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No. 134.
How to make Ice- Cream.
Take of new milk and cream each 2 quarts, 2
pounds pulverized sugar, and 12 eggs ; dissolve the
sugar in the milk, beat the eggs to a fi'oth, and add
to the whole ; strain, and bring to a scald, but be
careful not to burn it ; when cool, flavor with ex-
tract of vanilla or oil of lemon. Pack the tin
freezer in a deep tub, with broken ice and salt,
whirl the freezer, and occasionally scrape down from
the side what gathers on. The proportions are one
quart of salt to everv pail of ice.
No. 135.
Howto make Japan Black Wntivg-Tvk.
In 6 quarts of water boil 4 ounces of logwood in
chips cut very thin across the grain. The boiling
may be continued for nearly an hour, adding, from
time to time, a little boiling water to compensate
for waste by evaporation. Strain the liquor while
hot, suffer it to cool, and make up the quantity equal
to five quarts by the further addition of cold water.
To this decoction put 1 pound of blue galls coarsely
bruised, or 1^ pounds of the best galls, in sorts, 4
ounces of sulphate of iron calcined to whiteness,
^ ounce of acetate of copper, previously mixed with
the decoction till it forms a smooth paste, 3 ounces
of coarse sugar, and 6 ounces of gum Senegal or
arabic. These several ingredients may be intro-
duced one after another, contrary to the advice of
some, who recommend the gum, &c. to be added
when the ink is nearly made. The composition
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produces the ink usually called Japan ink, from the
high gloss which it exhibits when written with, and
a small vial of it has been sold for 12 cents. The
above ink, though possessing the full proportion of
every ingredient known to contribute to the per-
fection of ink, y^ill not cost more to those who pre-
pare it for themselves than the common ink which
can be bought by retail. When gum is very dear, or
when no very high gloss is required, 4 ounceswill be sufficient, with 1^ ounces of sugar. By
using only | pound of galls to 4 ounces sulphate of
iron, uncalcined, omitting the logwood, and acetate
of copper, and the sugar, and using only 3 ounces
gum, a good and cheap common ink will be
obtained.
No. 136.
Sow to make Black Ink.
Take 1 pound logwood, and 1 gallon of water
boil slightly or simmer in an iron vessel one hour
dissolve in a little hot water 24 grains bichromateof potash, 12 grains prussiate of potash, and stir
into the liquid while over the fire ; take it off and
strain it through a fine cloth. K'o other ink will
stand the test of oxalic acid, and it is so indelible
that oxalic acid will not remove it from paper.
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No. 137.
Another cheap Black Ink.
Take 1 drachm prussiate of potash.
1 drachm bichromate of potash.
1 ounce extract of logwood.
1 gallon water.
Mix all together and shake it well ; when dissolved,
it is fit for use.
No. 138.
How to make Black Printers' Ink.
Printers' ink is a real black paint, composed of
lampblack and linseed-oil, which has undergone a
degree of heat superior to that of common drying
oils. The manner of preparing it is extremely sim-
ple. Boil linseed-oil in a large iron pot for 8 hours,
adding to it bits of toasted bread for the purpose of
absorbing the water contained in the oil ; let it rest
till the following morning, and then expose it to the
same degree of heat for 8 hours more, or till it has
acquired the consistence required ; then add lamp-black worked up with a mixture of oil of turpentine
and turpentine.
The consistence depends on the degree of heat
given to the oil, and the quantity of lampblack
mixed up with it ; and this consistence is regulated
by the strength of the paper for which the ink ia
intended.
The preparation of printers' ink should take place
in the open air, to prevent the bad efiects arising
from the vapour of the burnt oil, and, in particular,
to guard against accident by fire.
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No. 139.
Sow to make Indelible Ink.
Take 1\ ounces of nitrate of silver, 5J ounces
liquor ammonise fortis ; dissolve the nitrate of silver
in the liquor ammonise fortis; | ounces archil for
colouring ; and gum mucilage, 12 ounces ; when
ready for use, put up in drachm vials.
No. 140.
Haw to make another Indelible Ink.
Take 1 inch of stick nitrate of silver and dissolve
it in a little water, and then stir it into a gallon of
water, which will make a first-rate ink for cloth.
No. 141.
How to make Bed Ink for writing. No. 1.
Boil over a slow fire 4 ounces Brazil-.wood, in
small raspings or chipped, in 1 quart of water, till a
third part of the water is evaporated. Add during
the boiling two drachms of alum in powder. Whenthe ink is cold, strain it through a fine clean cloth.
J!^.]3.—Vinegar or stale urine is often used instead
of water. In case of using water, I presume a very
small quantity of sal-ammoniac would improve this
ink.
No. 142.
Another Bed Writing-Ink. No. 2.
Take best carmine, 2 grains ; rain-water, ^ ounce
water of ammonia, 20 drops ; add a little gum arable.
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No. 143.
How to make Blue Inkfor writing. No. 2.
Take soft Prussian blue and oxalic acid, equal
Darts, powder them finely, and then add soft water
to bring it to a thin paste. Let it stand for a few
days, then add soft water to make the desired shade
of colour, adding a little gum arable to prevent its
spreading.
No. 143i
Mow to make Vinegar. No. 1.
Vinegar is used principally as a sauce and to pre-
serve vegetable substances ; but it is employed ex-
ternally when an overdose ofstrong
wine,spirit,
opium, or other narcotic poison has been taken. Afalse strength is given to it by adding oil of vitriol
or some acrid vegetable, as pellitory of Spain, capsi-
cum, &c. It is rendered colourless by adding fresh-
burned bone-black, 6 ounces to a gallon, and letting
it stand for 2 or 3 days to clear. Mix cider and
honey, in the proportion of 1 pound of honey to a
gallon of cider, and let it stand in a vessel for some
months, and vinegar will be produced so powerful
that water must be mixed with it for common use.
.
No. 144.
Another Vinegar. No. 2.
Scheie, a celebrated chemist, has recommended
the following recipe :—Take 6 spoonfuls of good
spirits of wine, to this add 3 pints of milk, and1*
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put the mixture into a vessel to be corked close.
Vent must be given from time to time to the gas of
fermentation. In the course of a month this will
produce very good vinegar.
No. 145.
Another Vinegar. No. 3.
Put into a barrel of sufficient dimensions a mix-
ture composed of 41 pints of wate^ and about 4
quarts of whiskey, and 1 quart of yeast, and 2
pounds of charcoal, and place it in a proper situa-
tion for fermentation. At the end of 4 months a
very good vinegar will be formed, as clear and as
white as water.
No. 146.
Common Vinegar.
This is made from weak liquor brewed for the pur-
pose: its various strength is, in England, denoted
by numbers, from 18 to 24.
No. 147.
Another Vinegar. No. 4.
To every gallon of water put 1 pound of sugar
let the mixture be boiled and skimmed as long as
any scum arises. Then let it be poured into proper
vessels ; and when it is as cool as .beer when worked,
let a toast rubbed over with yeast be put to it. Let
it work about 24 hours, and then put it into an
iron-hooped cask, fixed either near a constant fire
or where the summer sun shines the greater part of
the day ; in this situation it should be closely stopped
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up ; but a tile or brick, or something similar, should
be laid on the bunghole, to keep out the dust and
insects.
At the end of about3months
(orsome-
times less) it will be clear and fit for use, and may
be bottled off. The longer it is kept after it is bot-
tled the better it will be. If the vessel containing
the liquor is to be exposed to the sun's heat, the
best time to begin making it is in the month of
April.
No. 148.
Wine Vinegar.
Take any sort of wine that has gone through fer-
mentation and put it into a cask that has had vinegar
in it. Then take some of the fruit or stalks of which
the wine has been made, and put them, wet, into an
open-headed cask, in the sun, with a coarse cloth
over it, for 6 days ; after which, put them into the
vinegar and stir it well about. Then put it in a
warm place, if in winter, or, if in summer, put it in
a yard, in the sun, with a slate over the bung-hole.
When the vinegar is sour enough and fine, riack it
off into a clean sour cask and bung it up ; then put
it in the cellar for use. Those wines that contain
the most mucilage are fittest for the purpose. The
lees of pricked wine are also a very proper ingredient
in vinegar.
No. 149.
Sugar Vinegar.
To each gallon of water add 2 pounds of brown
sugar and a little yeast. Leave it exposed to the sun
for 6 months, in a vessel slightly stopped.
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No. 150.
Gooseberry Ymegar.
Bruise the gooseberries when ripe, and to every
quart put 3 quarts of water. Stir them well to-
gijther, and let the whole stand for 24 hours; then
strain it through a cloth bag. To every gallon of
liquor add 1 pound brown sugar, and stir them well
together before they are put into the cask. Proceedin all other respects as before. This vinegar pos-
sesses a pleasant taste and smell; but raspberry
vinegar, which may be made on the same plan, is far
superior in these respects. The raspberries are not
required to be of the best sort : still, they should be
ripe and well-flavoured.
No. 151.
Currant Vinegar.
This is made in the same way as that from goose-
berry : only pick off the currants from the stalks.
No. 152.
Frimrose Vinegar.
To 15 quarts of water put 6 pounds ofbrownsugar; let it boil 10 rninutes, and take off the scum
pour on it half a peck of primroses ; before it is quite
cold, put in a little fresh yeast, and let it work in a
warm place all night;put it in a barrel in the kitchen,
and, when done working, close the barrel, still keep-
ing it in a warm place.
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No. 153.
Baisin Vinegar.
After making raisin wine, lay the pressed raisins
in a heap to heat ; then to each 56 pounds put 5 gal-
lons of water and a little yeast.
No. 154.
Qder Vinegar.
The poorest sort of cider will serve for vinegar, in
managing which, proceed thus :
First draw off the cider into a cask that has had
vinegar in it before ; then put some of the apples
that have been pressed into it ; set the whole in the
Bun, and in a week or 9 days draw it off into another
cask. This is a good table vinegar.
No. 155.
Sow to Strengthen Vinegar.
Suffer it to be repeatedly frozen, and separate the
upper cake of ice or water from it. All vinegars
owe their principal strength to the acetic acid they .
contain ; but the vinegar of wine contains also a
tartar, a small proportion of malic acid, alcohol, and
colouring-matter ; that of cider contains merely the
malic acid, little or no alcohol, and a yellowish
colouring-matter.
No. 156.
Sow to make Vinegar from Mder-Flowers, Gilliflowers,
Musk-Roses, and Tarragon,
Dry an ounce of either of the above flowers for
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two days in the sun ; then put them into a bottle,
pour on them a pint of vinegar, closely stop the
bottle, and infuse for 15 days in moderate heat ofthe sun.
No. 157.
" How to make German Vinegar.
Take 15 gallons soft water, 4 pounds brown sugar,
\ pound cream of tartar,,
2 gallons whiskey. Mix,' and keep it lightly covered, in a warm temperature.
No. 158.
How to increase the Shar;^ness and Strength of Vinegar.
Boil 2 quarts of good vinegar till reduced to 1then put it in a vessel and set it in the sun for a week.
Now mix the vinegar with six times its quantity of
bad vinegar in a small cask : it will not only mend
it, but make it strong and agreeable.
No. 159.
General JRemarks on Dyeing.
Cleanliness in dyeing is very essential. The
vessel and the articles to be dyed must be rid of
grease and dirt, as grease resists the colouring-par-
ticles and dirt leaves a stain. Soft water should
always be used for dyeing. Vessels used for dyeing
small articles should generally be wash-basins, small
copper and tinned pans, and sufficiently large that
the dyeing-liquor be not spilled by dipping the
articles in and out when dyeing. The quantity of
liquor generally necessary for dyeing a dress of mus-
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iin, crape, sarcenet, cambric, &c., is about three
quarts ; for a larger dress, a proportionate quantity.
The dyeing-utensils are simple, being composed
of tubs, kettles, horse, or a couple of lathed benches,
for the purpose of placing the goods upon when they
come from the dye. The horse may be in form of a
carpenter's stool. A doll, which is used for beating
blankets, counterpanes, &c. in the tub, in order to
clean them. For this doll some use art article similarto a pavior's mall, but of smaller dimensions : others
have a circular piece of wood, two inches thick, in
which four legs are fastened on the under side, and
in the centre a pretty long handle, with a cross-piece
put through it to work it with. Against the wall or
a post fasten a hook or a pin to put on your skeins,
and with a small stick wring them out. In fancy-
dyeing the various shades of cambric, a winch is put
in frequent use.
The liquor should always be stirred with a spoon,
rod, or any thing that is clean, previous to the article
being dipped in it, to cause the colouring-particles
to be equally dift'used, so that the article to be dyedreceives its colour uniformly; and it is also necessary
that the article be moved in and out quickly, and
opened to receive the colour more evenly. Colours
generally look much darker when wet, therefore
allowance should generally be made for drying,
which should always be done in a warm room, pinned
or stretched to a line.
No, 160.
AlumiTig.
Is a preparation necessary for some colours in order
to receive the colouring-particles, such as crimson
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scarlet, purple, and some other colours. If any
article is directed to be alumed, be careful to rid it
well of the soap-suds, as alum turns soap to grease.
"When the article is put in the alum-liquor, it is to
be well dipped in and out and opened, to receive
this preparation more equally, for an hour, or aj]
night, if circumstances admit; and, when alumed,
it must be well wrung out and rinsed in two waters,
and then dyed, the sooner the better, before getting
dry.
Note.—The aluming of silks ought to be done
cold, or it will be deprived of its lustre.
No. 161.
Preparing of the Dye-Liquors, or Scalding the Wood.
Having something like the end of a tub, about one
foot deep, with a copper bottom, bored full of holes
about a quarter of an inch in diameter, lay a piece
of rather coarse sheeting on this ; lay it all .together
on another tub ; fill it with the wood to be scalded.
Then, having a copper boiler full of boiling water,
fill the tub which contains the wood with boiling
water; stir it during the time it is going through;
fill it up again, and so repeat the operation till you
have got all the strength frpm the wood.
The criterion by which to linow when the strength
is
gone fromthe
woodis
the paleness of theliquor
as it runs through. This operation is considered
superipr to boiling the wood in a copper boiler,
especially for the ground wood : but either way will
answer. The method of rendering the liquor stronger
of course is by evaporation, in a copper vessel, with
a constant fire under it. The chips of dyewood are
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generally superior to the ground wood, as they are
not so likely to be adulterated.
No. 162.
Pink on Silk.
After aluming, (see receipt No. 160,) handle the
goods to be dyed in peach-wood liquor till of the
colour desired; then take out, and put in a little
alum-liquor; handle the goods a little longer, take
out, rinse in water, and finish.
Note.—In most c'lsts where the shade is not dark
enough, the operation must be repeated.
No. 163.
Brown on Silk.
Alum your silk, (see No. 160.) Then take 1
part of fustic-liquor and 3 parts of peach-wood
liquor; handle in these till it becomes a good brown;
(a little logwood-liquor will darken your shade, if
required ;) hedge out, and put in a little alum-wateragain put in your goods, handle a little longer, then
take out, drain, rinse well, and finish.
Note.—^By varying the peach-wood and fustic,
rarious shades may be obtained.
No. 164.
Green on Silk.
Take green ebony, boil it in water, and let it
settle. Take the clean liquor, as hot as you can
bear your hands in it, and handle in it your goods
till of a bright yellow. Then take water, and put
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in a little sulphate of indigo; handle your goods in
this till of the shade wanted.
Note.—The ebony may previously be boiled in a
bag, to prevent it from sticking to the silk.
No. 165.
Sulphate of Indigo.
Take 3 pounds of vitriol and 1 pound of ground
indigo;put in a little at a time, and keep stirring
till all dissolved. Let stand for 24 hours, and then
it is ready for use.
No, 166.
Blue on Silk.
Indigo, same as for green;you will have a blue.
Note.—The silk ought to be boiled in white soap
and water and made quite white, and then rinsed in
lukewarm water.
No. 167.
Black on Silk.
Take 1 ounce of bluestone of vitriol, 2 ounces of
copperas, and f ounce of nitrate of iron. Mix all
together with as much water as will do one piece
have the water a little warm. Hedge in this 6
times, backward and forward ; take out, and rinse
in water. Take another tub, and put in it as much
logwood-liquor that has in it 1 pound of logwood and
1 ounce of fustic-liquor; hedge in this liquor with a
sufficient quantity of water till black ; wash out, and
finish.
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Note,—In both processes, let them have a chance
to air in drying.
No. 168.
Blue Black on Silk.
First run through a mordant of nitrate of iron and
water; then run through pearlash-water ; then
through nitrate of iron again ; then put them through
logwood-liquor, with a little bluestone of vitriol dis-
solved in it. If not dark enough, repeat the ope-
ration.'
No. 169.
Maroon on Silk.
To 3 pounds silk take J pound cudbear;put it in
water, and let it boil ; then put in your silk, and let
it boil a few minutes. Keep your silk well handled
take out, and you will have a good handsome colour.
To change the shade, put in 2 pounds common
salt, and operate as before : this will vary the shade.
To vary it still further, take the silk, after boiling it
the first time without the salt, and handle it in pearl-
ash-water, or in cream of tartar, and you will have
a handsome blue.
No. 170.
Orange on Silk or Cotton.
Take 1 pound silk, 1 ounce annotto, 2 ouncespearlash, and boil them well together. Turn in
your goods ; when boiled 10 minutes, take out, wash,
and finish. If this orange is dark, handle the goods
at hand-heat.
Note.—These goods must be well washed out in
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soap, and in aluming thorn you may use a little
sugar of lead.
No. 171.
Gray on Silk.
For a silk dress : Take 4 or 6 ounces of fine pow-
dered galls, and pour on them boiling water ; handle
your silk in this for 20 or 30 minutes. In another
form, dissolve a piece of green copperas about the
size of a nut. Handle your silk through this, and it
will be a gray, more or less dark, according to the
quantity of drugs.
No. 172.
Slate on Silk.
To make a slate, take another pan of warm water
and about a teacupful of logwood-liquor, pretty
strong, and a piece of pearlash of the size of a nut.
Takethe above gray-coloured goods
and handle alittle in this liquor, and it is finished.
Note.—If too much logwood is used, the colour
will be too dark.
No. 173.
Olive on Silk.
By adding a little fustic-liquor to the above slate,
it will form an olive: it may be necessary to run
them through a weak pearlash-water to sadden
them. Wash in two waters for the above three
colours. They will keep their colour very well.
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No. 174.
Stoneon
SUk.
Take the coloured gray, (see Eeceipt No. 171.)
Add a sufficient quantity of purple archil to the
gray liquor. To give them a red sandy cast, add a
little red archil. Sinimer the silk in this a few
minutes. Rinse in one or two cold waters. Dry
in the air. The red archil is made from purple
archil, by adding a small quantity of vitriol and
water, which wUl redden it.
No. 175.
2b di/e a Silk Dress Brown.
Take 8 ounces sumach, 4 ounces logwood, 8
ounces camwood or madder; boil these drugs in
water, then cool down your liquor; wet out your
silks ; then enter them ; handle well ; wash out as
usual. For a mulberry cast, add as much purple
archil as may be necessary.
No. 17e.
Drab on Silk.
For a silk dress : Take 4 ounces archil, 1 ounce
madder ; enter and handle the goods. This may be
saddened by taking out your goods and dissolving
in the liquor a piece of green copperas, the size of
a nut ; again handle in this liquor. Or, what is still
better, iristfead of copperas, use a little pearlash to
sadden with.
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No. 177.
Dove on Silk.
Take Brazil logwood and sumach; vary the
quantities as you want your shade; boil them in
water, then enter your goods, handle well, and sad-
den with green copperas.
No. 178.
Ydlow on Silk.
Boil quercitron-bark in a copper pan for 20
minutes, any quantity you please. Dip a sufficient
quantity to cover your silk in another copper pan,
or tinned vessel, to which add a small quantity of
muriate of tin; pass your silks first through warmwater, and wring them out ; then put them into this
pan of dye-water, and handle them with a clean stick
till cold ; when cold, take out, throw out your liquor,
take from the first pan as mu<!h liquor as before
handle in this 10 minutes, then add muriate of tin
according toshade wanted. Rinse out in its own
liquor, and dry in a warm room. Annotto affords
an orange yellow with equal quantities of pearlash,
and gives out its colour to silk in warm water.
Turmeric gives out its colour in a similar manner.
The roots of barberry afford a yellow of themselves
when boiled in water.
No. 179.
Crimson on Silk.
Take cudbear, boil it in water ; then just rinse or
handle your silks in it for a few minutes, you have
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the shade wanted. Chaniber-lye or any alkaline
solution will change the colour.
No. 180.
Flesh-Colour on Silk.
Having first thoroughly cleaned your silk in the
usual manner, rinse in warm water; then handle
them in a very slight water of alum and tartar,—soslight that you could hardly taste it. Then, if you
have been dyeing pinks, (ReceiptNo. 162,) take some
of the old liquor, handle in it till of the shade
wanted. The liquor must not be too strong, or the
shade will be too heavy.
No. 181.
Brown on Woollen Cloth, or Cloths of any description.
The quantity of woods to be regulated according
to the quantity of goods to be dyed. For instance,
a pair of men's pantaloons, being first well cleaned
from all grease : take 1 pound red-wood, hypernick,
or peach-wood, 1 pound fustic, put them in a copper
kettle, boil them, then cool down so as to bear in it
your hand ; then put in a small quantity of cream
of tartar ; agitate the water ; then enter your goods,
handle them till they come to a boil, 5 or 10 minutes
take out the goods, put in a strong solution madeof 4 ounces copperas, again cool down, re-enter the
goods, again bring them to a boil; take out; rinse
well in water. (Finished.)
This process makes a good substantial brown, and
mi^t be varied in the shade by varying the quanti-
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ties of woods in their proportion,—also by adding ».
little alum in the saddening. This is somewhat of
an olive.
No. 182.
A Brown on the Red Cast.
Take 2 pounds red-wood, 1 pound fustic;proceed
in" every respect as in Receipt 'No. 181 : the desired
shade will be obtained. The quantity of dye-woods
may be regulated according to the quantity of goods
to be dyed; in 'No. 181 also, the copperas and tartar,
(On woollen, of course.)
No. 183.
Olive-Brown.
For a pair of pantaloons, providing they weigh
3 pounds, take 2 pounds fustic, 1 ounce logwood, 4
ounces common madder, 2 ounces peach-wood ; boil
them up ; then cool down your liquor ; enter your
pantaloons; bring the liquor to a boil; let it boil
half an hour, occasionally turning over ; take out
cool down your liquor; put in 2 ounces dissolved
copperas; handle until deep enough. (For wool.)
Any quantity of yarn may be dyed on the same
principle.
No. 184.
A Brown inclining to Snuff.
Take any quantity of woollen goods; use for
every pound 1J or 2 pounds logyvood. First put your
logwood into the copper vessel ; bring it to a boil
cool down ; then enter your goods ; bring them to a
boil, half an hour, or longer if a large quantity;
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take out, wash, and finish. Put, however, a little
sumach,—about 2 ounces to the pound of logwood.
This will be a good shade of brown. To alter this
shade, put into your liquor a proportionally small
quantity of alum-liquor, again enter the goods : you
will have a good handsome shade on silk as well as
woollen.
No. 185.
A Black inclining to Purple, on Wool and Silk.
Take 4 pounds logwood, 1 pound sumach; boil
them in a sufficient quantity of water ; cool down
with water enough to dye 4 or 5 pounds of silk or
wool ; enter the "goods ; bring them to a boil, for 10
minutes ; take out, partly cool down;put in about 1
pound copperas ; again enter your goods, bring them. to a boil, take out, wash, and finish. (Chieflyintended
for wool.)
N.B.—A pair of pantaloons, or any other article
which is old, would not need to be so particular in
quantity of dye-stufis or length of time. It will
also answer for cotton, and that without sumach, if
the sumach is not at hand. (This is intended chiefly
for woollen.)
No. 186.
A Black inclining to Brown, on Silk and Woollen.
Take 1 part sumach, 1 logwood, 1 hypernick or
peach-wood; boil the dye-stufis; cool down; put mthe silk or woollen according to the quantity of your
dye-woods, bring them to a boil, for 10 minutes,
take out the goods, cool down; having put in a
sufficient quantity of dissolvecj copperas, again enter
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the goods, bring to a boil, take out, wash well, ana
finish.
To -mix the copperas with alum would materially
alter the shade, if a variety was wanted. (This is
chiefly intended for wool.)
No. 187.
A Jet Black on Wool or Woollen Cloth.
For 7 pounds wool or woollen cloth, take 3J
pounds logwood, f pound sumach, | pound fustic
boil these drugs in a sufl5cient quantity of water for
20 minutes ; cool down, put in your goods, bring to
a boil half an hour, then take out ; cool down your
liquor ; add copperas, dissolved in water, 1} pounds,bluestone of vitriol, 2 ounces; again enter your
goods, bring to a boil, 15 minutes, take out, wash
well in cold water, and finish.
No. 188.
Blue Prussian on Woollen.
Take any quantity of calcined copperas, dissolve
it in warm water, strong, put in your goods, keep
them well handled till the water comes nearly to a
boil ; still handle 15 minutes ; then rinse the goods
in cold water;get up another kettle of 1 of urine to
3 of water; bring the water to hand-heat'; put in
your goods, handle half an hour ; again rinse in cold
water;get up another kettle of water, hand-heat,
and for each pound of goods, 3 ounces prussiate
ofpotash;put some oil of vitriol in the kettle ; handle
the goods half an hour. If the colour looks green,
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add a little more vitriol, handle half an hour longer,
take out, wash iu cold water, and finish.
No. 189.
Grreen on Wool.
For 6 pounds yam, worsted, or cloth, take 3
pounds fustic, | pound alum ; boil them in a kettle
10 minutes, partly cool down; then put in a small
teacupful sulphate of indigo, rake it well up, enter
your goods well handled, let boil 20 minutes, (if a
larger quantity, boil longer in proportion ;) take out,
and, if not blue enough, add a little more sulphate
of indigo; handle until deep enough. Einse in
cold water, and finish. This shade may be altered
in a variety of ways, by adding a little camwood, or
logwood, in the first boiling.
No. 190.
Lilac on Wool.
Boil up any quantity of archil, according to the
quantity of goods you want to dye ; cool the liqucr
a little, enter the goods, handle carefully, until the
shade is deep enough, without boiling the liquor,
take out, wash, and finish. One pound of archil
will dye 4J pounds of goods. Silk may be dyed in
the same way. The shades may be altered by soda,
pearlash, wine, or common salt, adding a little, and
re-entering the goods before washing, and handling
a little while longer.
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Drab on Woollen.
For about fifteen pounds of woollen goods, take
f pounds weld, 9 ounces madder, 4 ounces logwood,
3 ounces archil;put them in water, bring them to
a boil for 10 or 15 minutes, cool down ; enter the
goods,^ boil 15 minutes, wind up;put in 1 ounce
alum, 1J ounce copperas, ground ; boil a few minuteslonger, during which time handle well ; take out,
wash, and finish. The above receipt may serve as
a standard of procedure for all the drab shades
(which may be altered at pleasure) that can be pro-
duced, only varying the quantities of drugs, in some
cases adding archil, and in others 9, little sulphate
of indigo. Red tartar and camwood may also be
used. The copperas and alum may be varied in
quantity, or increased, or the alum left out, thus
varying the whole round.
No. 192.
Bed cm, Woollen.
For 10 pounds of woollen goods, take 2 pounds
alum, J pound red tartar; boil the goods in this 1
hour, (if a larger quantity ofgoods, boil longer;) then
boil up 4J pounds peaehwood in clean water, cool
down to a scald, put in 2 ounces IsTo. 1 tin-liquor,
enter the goods, handle until dark enough, and finish.
The goods must not be washed between the first and
second operations.
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No. 193.
How to make JS/o. 1 Tin-Liquor.
Take 2 quarts muriatic acid, killed with 24 ouncesgranulated tin. This will answer for woollen or
cotton.
No. 194.
flow to make No. 2 Tin-Liquor, for Yellow on Woollen.
About 4 parts muriatic acid to 1 part sulphuric
acid, killed with granulated tin. This will answer
for yellow on cotton, also.
No. 195.
Slate on Woollen.
For 10 pounds of woollen goods, take 10 pounds
sumach, boil it up 10 minutes, cool down, put in
your goods, bring them to a boil a few minutes, take
out; put in 4 pounds copperas, dissolve, cool down;
re-enter the goods, bring them to a boil, take out,
wash, and finish. A quantity of iron-liquor, such
as the calico-printers use, would be preferable to
copperas. This slate may be varied by varying the
proportion of copperas and sumach ; also, by adding
a little peachwood, or any other red wood ; in this
case, less copperas might be used.
No. 196.
Yellow on Wool.
For 10 pounds of wool, bring a kettle of water to
a scald, or to 180 degrees of heat; put in 4 pounds
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quereitron-bark, (do not allow it to boil, as that would
bring out the tannin and dull the yellow,) 1 pound
alum, 6 ounces cream of tartar, nearly J pint 'No.
1 tin-liquor; stir up the liquor well, allow it to
settle 15 minutes, enter the goods, keep in until dark
enough.
No. 197.
Orange on Wool.
First dye the pattern to a full yellow. Then take
a clean kettle of water ; when a little warm, put in for
the above goods 2 pounds madder, peachwood, mun-
jeet, or hypernick ; munjeet does very well;put in
your goods, keep them well handled, bring the goods
to a boil, let boil till dark enough, wash, and finish.
VARIOUS SHADES OF FANCY DYEING ON COTTON.
No. 198.
For any quantity of Thread in Black.
First take thread and boil it in sumach and water
then let it be immersed in lime-water, cold ; then in
weak copperas-water, cold ; then in lime-water again,
cpld ; then in logwood-liquor, warm ; take out, put
some copperas-liquor into your logwood-liquor, again
put in your goods, handle, and finish. This makes a
first-rate black.
No. 199.
* Turmeric Yellow.
Take about 3 pounds of turmeric, put in a small
tub for the purpose;pour on it a tumbler of oil of
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Vitriol, stir it Well up ; then pour on it hot water,
about 2 gallons, stir this well up ; then, having half
a tubful of water boiling hot from the .boiler, pour
on it the contents of the small tub ; enter 3 pieces,
30 yards each, give them 6 or 8 ends, as the work-
men term it, fold up. The next process is to have
another tub of water, put in it half a pailful of alum-
liquor, give the pieces 3 or 4 ends in this, take out,
and finish. Renew with the same quantity for the
next 3 pieced, and proceed. Note.—By ends is meant
rinsing the pieces backward and forward over the
wince in the tub. Half a hogshead will answer the
purpose.
It will be understood that these cotton colours are
intended for linings or cambrics. It will also be
understood that the liquors must be prepared as inReceipt Wo. 161, or by boiling in a copper cistern
the former is most generally adopted for this kind
of dyeing. It will be necessary to have a number
of tubs for the difierent liquors, and in dyeing various
shades to have the liquors prepared in readiness.
No. 200,
Chreen on Cotton.
Take as much hot fustic-liquor as will cover fl
pieces, in which is put a very little lime-liquor, put
it in a tub, enter your goods, give them 5 ends, hedge
them out ; take another tub, half full of water, (cold,)
put into it a sufficient quantity of blue-stone of vitrio?
liquor to set the tub, about 2 quarts; enter your
goods in this, give them 5 ends, hedge out; then take
a couple of pailfuls of the fustic-liquor, renew the first
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tub, enter 3 pieces more, and so proceed as at first
then renew your blue vitriol tub with half the
quantity of liquor, not taking any out, and pro-
ceed as at first. lu this way do as many the first
and second time as you can finish that day; then
commence to fi^nish them. Take half a tubful of old
fustic-liquor, that has been used once, and put to it
1J pailfuls of logwood-liquor ; enter your pieces 3
at the time, give them 5 ends, and finish. Renewwith a little more logwood-liquor, enough to make
them dark enough, having first thrown away a couplje
of pailfuls from the tub, and renew with the same
from the old tub, and so proceed in finishing.
No. 201.
Buff cm Cotton.
Take as much hot fustic-liquor and water as will
half fill a tub, enter 3 pieces, give them 5 ends, hedge
out ; take another tub of lime-water cold, enter the
same pieces, and give them 5 ends in this; take
out, and in a short time they will be buflf. Renew
your first and second tub, and proceed as at first.
This is all required for buff.
No. 202.
Amiotto- Orange on Cotton.
Having prepared your annotto-liquor by boiling it
in a copper vessel for 20 minutes, take out your
liquor, put it in a tub, partly fill your boiler with
water, bring it to a boil ; having kept in the boiler
the sediment of the annotto, make it strong enough
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u»t£i j<nnotto-liquor to the shade you want to dye;
entet- 3 pieces when boiling, give them 3 ends, take
out ; enter them into cold alum-water, give them 4ends, take out, and finish. Renew your annotto-
boiler with a attfBcient quantity of annotto-liquor,
and proceed as before ; then renew your alum-tub,
proceed as before in the second process. This
finishes them.
The liquor that is left in the boiler at night will
do to boil the annotto in the next day, so that
nothing is lost.
No. 203.
Red cfa Cotton.
Take 3 pieces, enter them iuto a tub with hot
redwood or peachwood liquor, give them 5 ends,
then run them into your wince ; have another tub,
called the spirit-tub, close by, half full of cold water,
put into it about 3 tumblerfuls of spirits ; then run
the pieces from the other wince over the wince of
the spirit-tub, give them 5 ends in the spirit-tub,
then wind them on the wince of the spirit-tub, then*
back again to the red-tub;give them 5 ends without
having renewed the tub, they are finished.
Throw away the red-tub liquor, put in fresh liquor,
and proceed as before ; but the spirit-tub must be
renewed always ; even at night it may be left in a
tub, and renewed the next day.
No. 204.
Brown on Cotton.
The first process is to give them 5 ends in hot
Buraach-liquor, or let them lie all night in the large
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tub, same as for blacks ; tben give them 5 ends in
copperas, hedge out, give them 6 ends in lime-tub
then hedge out, lay them one side till you get enough
to finish that day. You next renew your tubs, and
repeat the operation as before. Then comes the
finishing part. Make up a tub ofhot redwood-liquor,
enter 3 pieces, give them 5 ends, put the pieces one
side the tub, put in some alum-liquor, stir up, give
them 5 ends more, hedge out, and finish.
No. 205.
Drab on Cotton.
Take half a tub of hot sumach and fustic liquor;
more fustic than sumach, according to shade wanted;
enter 3 pieces, give them 5 ends, hedge out; give
them 5 ends in the copperas-tub, and finish. Renew
your tubs, and proceed as before. The copperas-tub
is a half tub of water, with a couple of pailfuls, of
copperas-liquor to set in the first place; renewed
each time.
No. 206.
Slate on Cotton.
Make up ^a tub of about 2 of Jogwood to 1 of
fustic liquor,
—both hot ; enter 3 pieces ; give them 5ends; hedge out; give them 5 ends in eopperas-
liquor ; have it stronger or weaker, according to
shade wanted. This finishes them. Eenew your
tubs, and proceed as before.
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No. 207.
Purple on Cotton.
Get up a tub of hot logwood-liquor, enter 3 pieces,
give them 5 ends, hedge out ; enter them into a clean
alum-tub, give them 5 ends, hedge out; get up
another tub of logwood-liquor, enter, give them 5
ends, hedge out ; renew your alum-tub, give them 5
ends iu that, and finish.
No. 208.
Black on Cotton.
First take your pieces and boil them in sumach-
liquor, in a large copper vessel, if you have it, that
will hold 60 or 70 pieces, in which you put about a
bushel and a half of sumach ; let them stay all night,
if it is convenient ; take out, and enter them into
the lime-tub, 3 at a time;give them 4 ends, hedge
out ; enter them into the copperas-tub, give them 5
ends, hedge out; enter them into the lime again,
give them 4 ends, hedge out ; enter them into another
tub with tolerably strong logwood-liquor, give them
5 ends;put them to one side of the tub
;put in
enough copperas-liquor to blacken them, (about a
couple of quarts,) then give them a few more ends,
and they are finished. With this process it is
the same as with, the greens. After 8um,aching,
liming, copperasing, and second liming is repeated,
till you get as many as will answer you to finish that
day, the tubs being renewed after each 3 pieces,
then comes the finishing; after each 3 pieces, the
logwood and copperas liquor is thrown away, because
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the copperas kills the logwood, and so renders it un-
fit for thenext
pieces. It is frequently the case that,
instead of the first process of sumach-boiling, they
collect the old sumach, and fustic, and logwood-
liquor, that has no copperas or lime in it, into a large
tub, and all the pieces that are spoiled in the other
colours they throw into this tub, and let them lie
a few days till they are ready to dye blacks, and this
answers instead of the sumaching.
For the foregoing cotton shades, the pieces are
first taken and boiled in a wood or copper cistern, as
circumstances may be, in order to take out the
sizing, and prepare them to receive the dye.
No. 209.
How to put a fine Gloss on Silk.
Take a fair white potato, cut it in very thin slices,
pour on it boiling water, let stand till rather cool,
take out the slices of potato, run your silk through
this water, squeeze out, smooth while damp, and you
will have a very superior gloss. It was tried on
black silk, knd it was found to answer well. If it
should not answer on lighter colours, try the follow-
ing one. If a quantity of silk, of course propor-
tion your potatoes.
No. 210.
Another way to put a Gloss on Silk.
Instead of a potato, use a small quantity of isin-
glass ; dissolve in water. Use it the same as the
above in every particular. 1 ounce of isinglass will
answer for 1 pound of silk.
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No. 211.
Tin-Liquor for Pinks, Scarlets, Crimson, ^c.
Take 1 part muriatic acid, and 1 part nitric acid,
and kill with tin.
No. 212.
Tin-Liquorfor Scarlets, Crimson, fc. on Silks.
Take 1 pound nitric and 1 pound muriatic acid,
and about IJ ounces sal-ammoniac ; kill with granu-
lated tin.
No. 213.
Sow to set an Indi^jo- Vni for Cotton.
Having a sufficiently large vat, nearly fill it with
water;put in 30 pounds ground indigo, 50 pounds
copperas, 50 pounds slaked lime ; occasionally stir
it up, for 2 days. "When perfectly settled, it is
ready for use. When the vat is exhausted, renew
with 4 pounds pearlash, 4 pounds lime, and 12
pounds copperas.
No. 214.
A Blue- Vat for Silk and Woollen.
Take 8 pounds indigo, and about 2 gallons
vinegar, work it well in the mill till fine ; if this is
not convenient, put them on a slow fire for 24 hours
till dissolved;put in 1 pound madder ; mix these
well, and put them into a vat containing 100 gallons
urine ; stir well twice a day for one week. It may
be then worked, always previously stirring it. This
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vat continues to be good till exhausted. Mazarine
blues, and deep purples, may be managed with this
vat and archil-dye ; take care to rinse it well from
one to the other. Archil forms a dye of itself with-
out mordant, on silk and woollen, when boiled in
water.
No. 215.
How to dye Straws Bed.>
Boil ground Brazil-wood in a lye of potash, and
boil your straw in it.
No. 216.
Blue on Straw.*
Take a sufficient quantity of potash-lye, 1 pouucl
of litmus, or lacmus, ground; make a decoction,
•and then put in the straw and boil it.*
No. 217.
Turkey-Bed on Leather.
After the skin has been properly prepared with
sheep or pigs' dung, &c., take strong alum-water,
and sponge over your skin ; when dry, boil a strong
gall-liquOr, (it cannot be too strong;) then boil a
strong Brazil-wood liquor, the stronger the better
take a sponge, dip it in your liquor, and sponge over
your skin : repeat this, till it comes to a full red. Tofinish your skin, take the white of eggs and a little
gum-dragon, mix the two together in | gill of
water, sponge over your skin, and, when dry, polish
it with a bottle, or piece of glass prepared for the
purpose.
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No. 218.
Med onLeather.
Red is given by washing the skins, and laying
them two hours in galls, then wringing them out,
dipping them in a liquor made with ligustrum, alum,
and verdigris, in water, and lastly in a dye made of
Brazil-wood boiled with lye.
No. 219.
Yellow on Leather.
Infuse quercitron-bark in vinegar, in which boil
a little alum, and brush over your skins with the
infusion. Finish same as No. 217.
No. 220.
Another Yellow on Leather.
Take 1 pint whiskey, 4 ounces turmeric; mix
them well together ; when settled, sponge your skin
over, and finish the same as No. 217.
No. 221.
Blue on Leather.
For each skin, take 1 ounce indigo;
put it into
boiling water, and let it stand one night ; then warm
it a little, and with a brush smear the skin twice
over. Finish same as No. 217.
No. 222.
Black on Leather.
Put^ your skin on a clean board, sponge it over
with gall and sumach liquors strong, then take a
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strong logwood-liquor, sponge it over 3 or 4 times
then take a little copperas, mix it in the logwood^
liquor, sponge over your skin, and finish the same
as No. 217.
No. 223.
Sow to make different Shades on Leather.
The pleasing hues of yellow, brown, or tan-colour
are readily imparted to leather by the following
simple process : steep safiron in boiling water for a
number of hours, wet a sponge or soft brush in the
liquor, smear the leather. The quantity of saffron,
as well as of water, will of course depend on how
much dye may be wanted, and their relative propor-
tions on the depth of colour required.
No. 224.
To dye Leather Purple.
First sponge the leather with alum-liquor strong,
then with logwood-liquor strong, or mix them both
and boil them, and sponge with the liquor. Finishthe same as ISo. 217.
No. 225.
'Painters, how to mix Cohurs to form different Shades.
The various colours that may be obtained by mix-
ture of other colours are numberless. It is only pro-
posed to give some of the simplest and best modesof preparing those most frequently required.
Compound colours formed by the union of only
two colours are called by painters virgin tints.
The smaller the number of colours ,of which any
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compound colour is composed, the purer and the
richer it will be.
Light gray is made by mixing white lead with
lampblack, using more or less of each material as
you wish to obtain a lighter or a darker colour.
Buff is made from yellow ochre and white lead.
Silver or Pearl gray.—Mix white lead, indigo, and a
very slight portion of black, regulating the quanti-
ties by the shade you wish to obtain. Flaxen gray
is obtained by a mixture of white lead and Prussian
blue, with a small quantity of lake. Brick colour.—Tellow ochre and red lead, with a little white. Oak-
wood colour.—f white lead, and J part umber and
yellow ochre : the proportions of the last two ingre-
dients being determined by the required tints.
Walnut-tree colour.—| white lead, and J red ochre,
yellow ochre, and umber, mixed according to the
shade sought. If veining is required, use different
shades of the same mixture, and for the deepest
places, black. Jonquil.—Yellow, pink, and white
lead. This colour is only proper for distemper.
Lemon yellow,—^Realgar and orpiment. Some object
to this mixture on account of the poisonous natureof the ingredients. The same colour can be ob-
tained by mixing yellow pink with Naples yellow
but it is then only fit for distemper. Orange colour.—Red lead and yellow ochre. Violet colour.—Ver-
milion, or red lead, mixed with black or blue, and a
small portion of white. Vermilion is far preferable
to red lead, in mixing this colour. Purple.—^Dark
red mixed with violet-colour. Carnation.—^Lake and
white. Gold colour.—Massicot or Naples yellow,
with a small quantity of realgar, and a very little
Spanish white. Olive colour.—This may be obtained
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by various mixtures : black, and a little blue, mixed
with yellow;yellow pink, with a little verdigris and
lampblack ; or ochre and a small quantity of white,
will also produce a kind of olive colour. For dis-
temper, indigo and yello^w pink, mixed with white
lead or Spanish white, must be used. If veined, it
should be done with umber. Lead colour.—Indigo
and white. * Chestnut colour.—Eed ochre and black
for a dark chestnut. To make it lighter, employ amixture of yellow ochre. Light timher colour.—Spruce ochre, white, and a little umber. Flesh
colour.—Lake, white lead, and a little vermilion.
Light WUlow-green.—^White, mixed with verdigris
Grrass-green.^—Yellow pink mixed with verdigris.
An endless variety of greens can be obtained by the
mixture of blue and yellow in different propomtions,
with the occasional addition of white lead. Stone
colour.—^White, with a little spruce ochre. Dark
Lead colour.—^Black and white, with a little indigo.
Fawn colour.—White lead, stone ochre, and a little
vermilion. Chocolate colour.—^Lampblack and Span-
ish brown. On account of the fatness of the lamp-
black, mix some litharge and red lead. Portland
Stone colour.—^Umber, yellow ochre, and white lead.
The varieties of shades of brown that may be ob-
tained are nearly as numerous as those of green.
To imitate Mahogany.—JjQt the first coat of painting
be white lead, the second orange,and the last burned
umber or sienna ; imitating the veins according to
your taste and practice. To imitate Wainscot.—^Let
the first coat be white, the second half white and
half yellow ochre, and the third yellow ochre only.
Shadow with umber of sienna. To imitate Satin-wood.
—Take white for your first coating^ light blue for
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the second, and dark blue or dark green for the
third. •
No. 226.
Names of the different Colours vised in Painting.
Whites.— White Lead, Ceruse, and Flake.—The more
common sorts are called white lead ; the purer, ce-
ruse ; the very best, flake-white. The white colours
are generally used in house-painting.
Spanish or Bougival White is generally sold in cakes
of an oblong form. It is much better for house-
painting than any whites that contain a mixture of
chalky substances, and it is not unfrequently used
instead of white lead for priming, being far cheaper,
though muchless
durable.Gypmm, or Plaster of Paris.—When employed in
house-painting, it requires to be mixed with a great
quantity of water, and it then forms a very valuable
article for white-washing apartments, and for paint-
ing in distemper.
White of Troyes, or White Chalk.—It is generally
used for common white-washing, though gypsum is'
much preferable for this purpose.
Blacks.—Ivory-Black is extremely rich and intense
in colour ; but, being costly, it is seldom employed
in common work.
Lam-p-Black is used more than any other black
in common painting.Charcoal-Black.—The woods that furnish the best
charcoal for painters are the beech and vine ; the
former yielding a black of a bluish cast, and the
latter one of a grayish cast. "When charcoal ob-
tained from any of these sources is employed in
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painting, it should be mixed with a very small
portion of white lead, and made up for use with
drying-oil.
Meds.— Vermilion is the most brilliant of all the
light reds. The body of vermilion is very delicate^
and will grind as fine as oil itself. No colour looks
better, works smoother, bears a better body, or goes
farther.
Minium, or Bed Lead.—^When it is well groundand made fine, it is lighter than any other red in
general use, bears a good body in oil, and binds
very fast and firm. It has likewise the advantage
of drying readily.
Carmine is a more dazzling red than vermilion,
and is almost too brilliant for the eye to endure.
There are various sorts of carmine, numbered in the
order of their relative value. Thus, No. 1 is the
best ; No. 2 the second best ; and so on.
Lake.—There are two sorts of colours known
under this name : lakes derived from cochineal,—the
richest and finest of all dark reds ; and lakes pre-
pared from madder,—not quite so good.
Spanish Brown.—The deeper the colour, and the
freer from gritty particles, the better it is for use.
It is much employed by painters for priming or first
colour.
; Other Beds.—Besides the above reds may be men-
tioned, as
among those in use by painters, Englishred and Prussian red ; red ochre, which is very ex-
tensively used, especially in distemper ; rose-colour,
composed of a portion ofwhite lead> mixed with pure
lake ; and realgar.
Yellow Ochre.—Of this colour there are two lands,
the bright yellow and dark yellow. The former is
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Bometimes called plain ochre, and the latter spruce
ochre. It will grind very fine, resists the weather
well, and bears a good body.
Massicot is a good light yellow for general use,
and very serviceable, mixed with blue, for making
greens.
Chrome Yellow is a very rich and brilliant yellow,
and employed to advantage in house and coach
painting.
Turner's, or Patent, Yellow.—It is a very beautiful
colour, much in use among coach-painters.
Orpiment.—It is good for some purposes, particu-
larly for the production of straw-colour in painting
doors, windows, &c. It likewise, in common with
all bodies that contain arsenic, produces a bad eft'ect
on any metallic substance exposed to its action.Naples Yelhw.—The best of all yellows. It ia
milder and more unctuous than either orpiment,
massicot, or any of the ochres. It is necessary to
use it with great care. It must be ground well on a
slab of porphyry or marble, and scraped together
with an ivory knife, as both stone and steel have a
tendency to turn it to green.
Yellow of Antimony.—It holds an intermediate
place between chrome yellow and Naples yellow.
It is chiefly used for giving a yellow colour to glass
and earthenware.
Yellow Pink.—^It grinds and dissolves in water
easily ; but care must be taken not to bring it in con-tact with iron, as the astringent principle which it
contains m abundance instantly dissolves that metal,
which in its turn destroys the clearness of the colour,
Prussian Blue.—There are blue colours superior
to this, both in clearness and durability, but none
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which, volume for volume, contains so large a quan-
tity of colouring-matter. A practical colourman says
that it contains even ten to one more than any other
colouring-matter. It is, on this account, much used
in house-painting, and also in colouring paper-
hangings.
Indigo.—Another blue colour, much used in com
mon painting. None but the best and purest kind
of this colour is proper for oil-painting : that ofan
inferior quality is .only fit for distemper, as the oil
renders it black or green. Indigo grinds fine, and
bears a very good body. Its natural colour, how-
ever, being very dark, almost indeed approaching to
black, it is seldom or never used without a small
mixture of white.
Ultramarine is the richest, mellowest, most beauti-
ful, and lasting of all blues ; but its extravagant price
—nearly equal, when pure, to its weight in gold
prevents its being introduced, unless very rarely
indeed, into house-painting.
Smalt, Zaffre, Azure, Saxon Blue, or Enamel Blue.—It is of a lovely azure hue, but, if not bought in theform of powder, is very difiicult to grind, and it can
be used only in a peculiar manner.
Blue Verditer.—This is a beautifvil blue, obtained
from the waste nitrate of copper of the refiners by
adding to it a quantity of chalk ; but it is only proper
for distemper : it does not admit of being used with
oil, unless a considerable mixture of white is intro-
duced.
Greens. — Verdigris.—This is the best simple
green, and the one most in use. It has a bluish
tint, but, when lightened by the addition of a little
yellow pink, it makes a beautiful grass-green. It
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grinds very fine, and works easily, and in a good
body. "When delicate painting is required, the
dross mixedwith the common verdigris makes it
improper, and it becomes necessary to use distilled
verdigris, which can be had at the shops, and is free
from all impurities ; but it is too expensive for ordi-
nary purposes.
Italian, or Verona, Green.—It is of the same colour
as chlorine, which derives its name from the Greek
word chloros, signifying a yellowish green. It is
very durable, and not acted on by acids, but, being
obtained from an earth, does not incorporate well
with oil.
Saxon, orHungary, Green.—The colour which bears
this name is a carbonate of copper, found in a natural
state, in the mountains of Saxony and Hungary,mixed with earthy matters, which give it a polish
hue.
Scheele's Green.—This colour, called after the cele-
brated chemist by whom its composition was first
made known, is of a light sea-green colour. It
grinds well with oil, and is much in request for the
painting of cabins of ships.
Schweinfurt Green.—A green which has recently
obtained great reputation on the continent, and
which is said to surpass Scheele's both in beauty
and splendour. ,
Brunswick Green.—^A colour tlius named is much
used for paper-hangings and coarse kind of painting
water-colours.
Green Verditer.—This is obtained from the same
substance as blue verditer, by a process nearly simi-
lar. "Without the addition of white lead or Spanish
white it is unfit for oil-painting ; and, in any way, it
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is better adapted for distemper. Its colour may be
obtained in oil by mixing two or three parts of ver-digris with one of white lead.
Green. Lake, or Venetian Emerald.—A very simple
inode has recently been discovered, at Venice, of pro-
ducing a fine unchangeable emerald colour. A quan-
tity of cofiee is boiled in river-water,—if spoiled cof-
fee, so much the better. The green lake obtained
by- this process is said to have resisted the action of
acids, and even the influence of light and moisture.
Browns.— Umber, or, as it is sometimes called,
brown ochre, is an impure native oxide of iron and
manganese. It is much employed by painters, and
is the only simple brown in common use.
JVeio Brown, discovered by Mr. Hatchet. Thiscelebrated chemist has suggested to painters that a
simple brown colour, far superior in beauty and
intensity to all the browns, whether simple or com-
pound, hitherto known, may be obtained from the
prussiate of copper, (a combination of prusfiic acid
with copper.) The following is the process which he
recommends :
Dissolve the green muriate of copper in about ten
times its weight of distilled or rain water, and add a
solution of prussiate of lime, until a complete pre-
cipitation is effected. The precipitate is then to be
washed with cold water, filtered, and set to dry in
the shade.
No. 227.
Of different Oils used in Painting and Varnishing.
Oil of Spike is, if pure, a volatile oil, and has the
advantage of drying more quickly than any other
fat-oil.
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Oil of Lavender.—^Its property of drying more
equally and gradually than perhaps any other oil
renders it also of service to the varnisher. It is also
used by enaraellers, to whom it is very valuable.
CHI of Poppies is, that of being perfectly colourless.
The only objection is of being insufferably tedious in
drying.
Nut and Linseed Oils.—^Both in very general use,
and rankamong the
fat-oils.
Theirfatness,
indeed,is so great, that it is mostly found necessary, before
employing them in colouring, to give them a drying
quality, which may be done in the following man-
ner:
Take 1 pound white vitriol and 4 pounds litharge,
and let them be reduced to as fine a powder as pos-
sible; then mix them with 1 gallon nut or linseed
oil. and place the mixture over a fire just brisk
enough to keep the oil slightly boiling. Let it con-
tinue to boil till the oil entirely ceases to throw up
any scum. Then take the vessel off the fire, and let
it stand in a cool place for about three hours, and a
sediment, which contains the fattening part of theoil, will be formed at the bottom. Pour off the oil
which is above (being careful not to let any of the
sediment mix with it) into wide-mouthed bottles.
Let it remain a sufficient time to clear itself per-
fectly before it is used, and you will find it possessed
of the proper drying quality.
Oil of Turpentine is more used than any of the pre-
ceding oils : the varnisher, indeed, scarcely employs
any other. Fat-oils are oftentimes mixed with oil
of turpentine, as well as other volatile oils. Drying
oils, which are composed of particular substances
mixed with some of the oils before mentioned, are
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useful for several purposes. They are most valuable
when so manufactured as to be colourless. Theyare much used in preparing varnishes, and, in oil-
pamting, are not unfrequently employed as a var-
nish, either alone or diluted with a little oil of tur-
pentine.
No. 228.
How to prepare Linseed-Oil to Boil Varnishes.
Take 5 gallons green linseed-oil, IJ pounds
litharge, and IJ pounds amber. Put all together
into a proper vessel, and let it boil 1J or 2 hours
then it will be ready for use when cold. You must
also strain it.
No. 229.
Bow to boil Linseed-Oil to mix with Paint.
Take 2J gallons green linseed-oil, 14' ounces
litharge, and 4 ounces amber. '
Boil all together
untilit is clear
from scum,—say 6 or 8 hours;
becareful in stirring it well. If you want to have the
oil to dry very quick, add double the quantity of
litharge and amber.
No. 230.
Sow to make Copal Varnish. No. 1.
The foundation- of all varnishes are gummy and
resinous substances, and the only liquids that can
be combined with them, so as to form varnishes, are
oils, spirits of turpentine, and spirits of wine.
To make copal varnish: Take 22 ounces gumcopal, (good and clear,) and dissolve it in a proper
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copper vessel. As soon as it is properly dissolved,
add 1 pint of the prepared linseed-oil. (See ISTo. 228.)
When well incorporated, take it off the fire,let it
cool off a little, add nearly 1 quart spirits of tur-
pentine, mix it thoroughly, and strain through flan-
nel. Let it stand 5 or 6 days, when it will be fit
for use.
No. 231.
Another Copal Varnish. No. 2.
Take 1 ounce copal, and J ounce shellac; powder
them well, and put them into a bottle or jar contain-
ing a quart of spirits of wine. Place the mixture
in a warm place, and shake it occasionally, till you
perceive that the gums are completely dissolved;
and when strained the varnish will be fit for use.
No. 232.
Gold-Coloured
Copal Varnish.
Take 1 ounce powdered copal, 2 ounces essential
oil of lavender, and 6 ounces essence of turpentme.
Put the oil of lavender into a matrass of a proper
size, placed on a sand-bath subject to a moderate
heat. When the oil is very warm, add the copal
from time to time, in very small quantities, and stir
the mixture with a stick of white wood rounded at
the end. When the copal has entirely disappeared,
put in the turpentine in almost a boiling state, at
three different times, and keep continually stirring
the mixture till the solution is quite complete.
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No. 233.
Seed-Lac Varnish.
Take 3 ounces seed-lac, and put it, with a pint of
spirits of wine, into a bottle of which it will not fill
more than Iwo-thirds. Shake the mixture well
together, and place it in a gentle heat till the seed-
lac appears to be dissolved: the solution will be
hastened by shaking the bottle occasionally. Afterit has stood sonde time, pour off the clear part, and
keep it for use in a well-stopped bottle. The seed-
lac should be purified before it is used, by washing
it in cold water; and it should be in coarse powder
when added to the spirit.
This varnish is next to that of copal in hardness,
and has a reddish-yellow colour: it is, therefore,
only to be used where a tinge of that kind is not
injurious.
No. 234.
Shell-Lac Varnish.
Take 5 ounces of the best shell-lac, reduce it to a
gross powder, and put it into a bottle in a gentle
heat, or a warm, close apartment, where it must
continue 2 or 3 days, but should be frequently
well shaken. The lac will then be dissolved, and
the solution should then be filtered through a flannel
bag ; and, when the pprtion that will passthrough
freely is come off, it should be kept for use in well-
stopped bottles.
The portion which can only be made to pass
through the bag by pressure may be reserved for
coarse purposes. Shell-lac varnish is rather softer
than seed-lac varnish, but is the best of varnishes
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for mixing with colours to paint with, instead of
oil, from its working and spreading better in the
pencil.
No. 235.
To dissolve Oopal injixed Oil.
Melt, in a perfectly clean vessel, by a very slow
heat, 1 pound clear copal ; to this add from 1 to 2
quarts preparedlinseed-oil.
When these ingre-dients are thoroughly mixed, remove the vessel
from the fire, and keep constantly stirring it till
nearly cold ; then add a pound of spirits of turpen-
tine, strain the varnish through a piece of cloth, and
keep it for use. The older it is, the more drying it
becomes. This varnish is very proper for wood-
work, house and carriage painting.
No. 236.
Amber Varnish.
Amber varnish forms a very excellent one : its
solution may be effected by boiling it in djying lin-
seed-oil.
Oil varnishes which have become thick by keep-
ing are made thinner with spirits of turpentine.
No. 237.
Linseed-Oil Varnish.
Boil any quantity of linseed-oil for an hour, and
to every pint of oil add J pound good clear rosin,
well powdered; keep stirring it till the rosin is per-
fectly dissolved and, when this is done, add 1 ounce
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epMts of turpentine for every pint of oil, and when
strained and cool it will be fit for use.
This varnish is much used for common purposes.
It is cheap, is a good preservative of wood, and not
liable to sustain injury from the application of hot
water.
No. 238.
Turpentine Varnish.
Take 5 pounds clear good rosin, pound it well,
and put it into a gallon of oil of turpentine ; boil
the mixture over a stove till the rosin is perfectly
dissolved, and when cool it will be fit for use.
No. 239.
White Hard Varnish.
Take 1 pound mastic, 4 ounces gum anima, arid
5 pounds gum sandarac;put them all together, to
dissolve, into a vessel containing 2 ounces rectified
spirits of wine, which should be kept in a warm
place and frequently shaken till all the gums are
quite dissolved ; then strain the mixture through a
lawn sieve, and it will be fit for use.
No. 240.
Varnishfor Harness.
Take J pound India-rubber, 1 gallon spirits of
turpentine; dissolve enough to make it into a jelly
by keeping almost new-milk-warm ; then take equal
quantities of good linseed-oil (in a hot state) and the
above mixture, incorporate them well on a slow fire,
and-it is fit for use.
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No. 241.
Leathir Varnish for Shoemakers and Saddlers.
Take 1 gallon spirits of wine, 2^ pounds gumshellac, 1 pound white clear rosin, J pound Yenice
turpentine, IJ ounces lampblack. Dissolve all with
a gentle heat : when cool it will be fit for use ; if too
thick, thin it with spirits of wine.
No. 242.
Sow to make Venice Turpentine.
Take 1 quart spirits of turpentine, ^ pound rosm.
Dissolve over a gentle heat: when cool it will be fit
for use.
No. 243.
How to boil a Leather Varnish.
Take 1 gallon spirits of wine, 1 pound gum
shellac, If pounds black sealing-wax, \ pound as-
phaltum, ^ ounce Venice turpentine. Boil over a
slow fire, in a water-bath.
No. 244.
Ho^o to make Shoes and Boots Water-Proof.
Take neats'-foot oil, and dissolve in it caoutchouc,
(India-rubber,) a sufficient quantity to form a kind
of varnish ; rub this on your boots. This is sufli-
cient. The oil must be placed where it is warm,
the caoutchouc put into it in parings. It will take
several days to dissolve.
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No. 245.
Another Water-Prooffor Leather.
Take linseed-oil 1 quart, yellow wax and white
turpentine each \ pound, Burgundy pitch 2 ounces
melt, and colour with lampblack.
No. 246.
A Water-Proof and Leather-Preservative.
Take ^ pound fine lampblack, (Eddies' "Eew York
best,) 2 pounds rosin, 3 quarts linseed-oil, 2J ounces
oil of lavender, 6 pounds sheep's tallow, (suet :) melt
and mix Over a gentle fire, when it will be ready for
use, and be put up in tin boxes.Directions.—^Let your leather be clean and damp
when the blacking is applied, and all6w time to dry
moderately before wearing. Apply it plentifully at
first, with a brush or otherwise, until the leather ia
filled with it: after that, a little occasionally will
answer. One box, used with economy, will be suffi-
cient to last one person a year.
Directions.—^For carriage-tops and harness. Mix
about a pint of oil (fish or tanners') to a box, by
warming it well. Have your leather clean and
damp before you apply it.
N.B.—^Leather that this is applied to will not
mould,—which, every one knows, is very injurious toleather.
This blacking will not produce a polish, but will
make the leather soft, water-proof, and much more
durable Polish-blacking can be used immediately
and produce a fine polish.
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No. 247.
Excellent Liquid Blacking. No. 1.
Take 7 pounds ivory-black powdered, 2 pints
molasses, 1 pint sweet oil, good malt vinegar, 1
quart, stale beer, but good, 2 quarts, oil of vitriol, \
ounce, soft distilled water, 3 quarts. Mix the mo-
lasses and water together, and to the powder add
the oil, well mixed ; then add the beer and vinegar
in a pan; stir well together 1 hour with a stick,
then fit for use.
N.B.—^Put the oil of vitriol in water and mix, and
then add the whole together.
No. 248.
Lvpiid Blacking. No. 2.
Put 1 gallon vinegar into a stone jug; add 1
pound ivory-black, well pulverized, J pound loaf
sugar, ^ ounce oil of vitriol, and 1 ounce sweet oil
incorporate the whole by stirring. This is a black-
ing of very good repute, and on which great praise
has been very deservedly bestowed. It has deci-
dedly been ascertained, from experience, to be less
injurious to the leather than most public black-
ings; and it certainly produces a fine jet polish,
which is rarely equalled, and never yet surpassed.
No. 249.
Black Varnish for Straw or Chip Hats.
Take J ounoe best black sealing-wax, pound it
well, and put it into a 4-ouuce vial containing 2
ounces rectified spirits of wine. Place it in a sand'
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bath, or near a moderate fire, till the wax is dis-
solved ; then lay it on warm, with a fine soft hair-
brush, before a fire, or in the sun. It gives a good
.
stiffness to old straw hats, and a beautiful glosa
equal to new. It likewise resists wet.
No. 250.
Coating Sheet-Iron with Varnish to protect it from the
action of the atmosphere.
First take clean sheet-iron plates, and dip them
in a solution of the chloride of iron, by which they
become covered with a thin tin scale ; they are then
washed well with warm water, and dipped into a
melted composition of rosin and tallow ; afte:j,this
they are allowed to dry, and then dipped into a hot
solution composed of f pouijd shellac and { pound
rosin dissolved in 2 gallons alcohol. Finally, they
are taken out and drie^ in an oven. Common tin
plates for roofing, exposed to sea-winds, where tin
is liable to rust, will, if coated in this manner, stand
exposure to the weather well.
No. 251.
Another Oil-Paste Blacking. No. 2.
Take { pound oil of vitriol, 10 ounces tanners'
oil, 4 pounds ivory-black, 10 ounces molasses
mix the oil of vitriol and the tanners' oil together,
and let it stand one day, then add the ivory-black
and molasses, and the white of 2 4ggs, and stir it
well together to a thick paste. This is an excellent
blacking, and will not injure the leather.
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No. 252.
How Comjpound Spirits of Cordials for beverage is
manufactured.
The perfection of this grand hranch of manufac-
turing depends upon ,the observation of the follow-"
ing general rules, which are easy to be observed
and practised. First, The manufacturer must always
be careful to use a well-cleansed spirit, or one freed
from its own essential oils. For, as a compound
cordial is nothing more than a spirit impregnated
with the essential oil of the ingredients, it is neces-
sary thaj; the spirit should have deposited its own.
Second, Let the time of previous digestion be pro-
portioned to the tenacity of the ingredients, or the
ponderosity of the oil. Third, Have a due propor-
tion of spirits, the grosser and less fragrant parts of
the oil not giving the spirit so agreeable a flavour,
and at the same time rendering it thick and un-
sightly. This may, in a great measure, be effected
by leaving out the feints, and making up to proof
with fine soft water in their stead.
It is sometimes necessary to filter cordials. This
may be done by letting it run through some proper
cloth. If fining should be necessary, it may be
done by adding from 5 to 7 eggs to the barrel. Asyrup is made by taking the best white sugar. Take
8 pounds loaf sugar, 2 qjiarts water. Dissolve the
sugar in the water on a gentle fire, and remove the
scum as it rises ; as soon as it commences boiling,
take it from the fire, and strain it immediately.
This is called by the art simple syrup, and is used
in the manufacture of many kinds of liquors.
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No. 253.
How to manufacture Anniseed-Cordial.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 5 drachms
oil of anniseed cut in alcohol, 20 gallons good clear
soft water, 8 gallons of the above syrup ; mix all to-
gether, and let it lie from 10 to 12 days, when
it will be good to use.
No. 254.
Sow to make diron- Cordial.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, and add
10 pounds rind of lemons, 5 pounds orange-peel, 5
ounces broken nutmeg, and let it lie for 12 or 14
days ; then add again 15 gallons water, and 8 gallons
of the mentioned syrup ; and in a few days you may
draw it ofl^ (Ready for use.)
No. 255.
How to make Peppermint- Cordial. No. 1.
. Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey ; cut up in
alcohol 5 drachms oil of peppermint in 1 quart
alcohol, and let it stand 1 or 2 days, then add it to
the whiskey ; after this, add 30 gallons water, and10 gallons simple syrup. Mix all well together, and,
if not clear, fine it by dissolving 1| pounds alum in
2^ quarts water, and add to the cordial ; stir it for 5.
or 10 minutes, then let it stand for 10 days.
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No. 256.
How to make Cinnamon- Cordial.
Take 6 gallons rectified whiskey, 2 drachms oil
of cinnamon cut in alcohol, 3 gallons water, 1| gal-
lons syrup ; mix, and proceed as before.
No. 257.
Sow to make Orange- Cordial.
Take 5 gallons pure proof rectified whiskey, add
I pound fresh lemon-peel, 2 pounds dried orange-
peel, and 3 pounds fresh orange-peel ; let it stand
for 10 or 14 days, then draw it ofl" and add 3 gallons
Bofl water, Ij gallons syrup, and proceed as before.
No. 258.
How to make Clove-Cordial.
Take 6 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 1 drachmoil of cloves cut in alcohol, 3 gallons water, 2 gal-
lons syrup ; mix, and let stand as before.
No. 259.
How to make Strawberry- Cordial.
Take 6 gallons pure rectified whiskey, to whicn
add 8 quarts strawberries, and let it stand 10
pr 12 days ; then draw it off", and add 3 gallons
water and 2 gallons syrup, and manage as before.
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No. 260.
How to make Rose- Cordial.
Take 6 gallons pure proof rectified whiskey, from
40 to 60 drops oil of roses cut in 1 pint alcohol, 4
gallons soft water, and 7 quarts syrup, and mix
all together ; manage as before.
No. 261.
Another Peppermint-Cordial. No. 2.
Boil 4 gallons or 24 pounds common brown
sugar in 4 gallons water and 3 ounces alum, and
scum it as long as any scum will rise. Then
add 1 ounce oil of peppermint, 10 gallons pure
spirits, 14 gallons clear rain-water, and stir all well
and in 24 hours it will be clear and fit for use.
E^.B,—Any other flavour can be given by adding
other essential oils : such as oil of cinnamon, oil of
roses, oil of cloves, oil of lemon, oil of anniseed, oil
ofwintergreen, &c. If it should hot be clear, add the
white of eggs, or a little alum, alone, or a little car-
bonate of soda or potassa dissolved in water; in
from 10 days to 2 weeks it will be clear.
If the quantity is too much or too little in the
foregoing receipts, you can make any quantity by
taking the ingredients proportionate to the quantity
you wish to make.
No. 262.
How to make (Mer.
After the applet are gathered from the trees, they
are ground into what is called pomace, or pulp,*
either by means of a-common pressing-stone, with a
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circular trough, or by a cider-mill, which is either
driveu by hand or by horse power. When the pulp
is thus reduced to a great degree of fineness, it is
conveyed to the cider-press, where it is formed by
pressure into a kind of cake, which is called the
cheese.
This is effected by placing clean sweet straw or
hair-cloth between the layers of pomace or pulp,
till there is a pile of 8 or 10 to 12 layers. This pile
is then subjected to different degrees of pressure in
succession, till all the must or juice is squeezed
from the pomace. This juice, after being strained
in a coarse hair sieve, is then put either into open
vats or close casks, and the pressed pulp is either
thrown away or made to yield a weak liquor, called
washings, or, as we call it, water-cider.
After the liquor has undergone the proper fer-
mentation in these close vessels, which may be best
effected in a temperature of from 40 to 60 degrees of
Fahrenheit, and Avhich may be known by its appear-
ing tolerably clear, and having a vinous sharpness
upon the tongue, any further fermentation must bestopped by racking off the pure part into open vessels
exposed for a day or two in a cool situation. After
this, the liquor must again be put into casks, and
kept, in a cool place during winter. The jjroper
time for racking may always be best known by the
brightness ©f the liquor, the discharge of the fixed
air, and the appearance of a thick crust formed of
fragments of the reduced pulp. The liquor should
always be racked ofi" anew as often as a hissing
noise is heard, or as it extinguishes a candle held to
the bung-hole.
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When a favourable vinous fermentation has been
obtained, nothing more is required thanto fill
upthe vessels every 2 or 3 weeks, to supply the
waste by fermentation. In the beginning of March
the liquor will be bright and pure, and fit for final
racking, which should be done in fair weather.
When the bottles are filled they should be set by
uncorked till morning, when the corks must be
driven in tightly, secured by wire or twine and
mehed rosin, or any similar substance.
No. 263.
How to manage CMer.
To fine and improve the flavour of 1 hogshead,
take a gallon good French brandy, with J ounce
cochineal, 1 pound alum, and 3 pounds rock-candy
bruise them all well in a mortar, and infuse them in
the brandy for a day or two ; then mix the whole
with the cider, and stop it close for 5 or 6 months.
After which, if fine, bottle it oft".
Cider, when bottled in hot weather, should be left
a day or two uncorked, that it may get fiat ; but if
too fiat in the cask, and soon wanted for use, put
into each bottle a small lump or two of rock-candy,
4 or 5 raisins of the sun, or a small piece of raw
beef; any of which will much improve the liquor,
and make it brisker.
Cider should be well corked and waxed, and
packed upright in a cool place. A few bottles may
be kept in a warmer place, to ripen and be ready for
use.
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No. 264.
To make cheap Ciderfrom Maisins.
Take 14 pounds raisins, with the stalks ; wash
them out in four or five waters, till the wate:
remains clear; then put them into a clean cask
with the head out, and put 6 gallons of good water
upon them ; after which cover it well up, and let it
stand 10 days. Then rack it off into another clear,
cask, which has a brass cock in it, and in 4 or 6
days' time it will be fit for bottling. When it has
been in the bottles 7 or 8 days, it will be fit for use.
A little colouring should be added when putting
into the cask the second time. The raisins may
afterwards be used for vinegar.
No. 265.
Observations on Cider.
From the great diversity of soil and climate in the
United Statesof America, and the almost endless
variety of its apples, it follows that much diversity
of taste and flavour will necessarily be found in the
cider that is made from them.
To make good cider, the following general, but
important, rules should be attended to. They de-
mand a little more trouble than the ordinary mode
of collecting and mashing apples of all sorts, rotten
and sound, sweet and sour, dirty and clean, from the
tree and the soil, and the rest of the slovenly process
usually employed ; but in return they produce you
a wholesome, high-flavoured, sound, and palatable
.iquor, that always commands an adequate price,
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instead of a solution of "villanous compounds," in
a poisonous and acid wash, that no man in his senses
will drink. The finest cider was made of an equal
portion of ripe, sound pippin and crab apples, pared,
cored, and pressed, etc., with the utmost nicety. It
was equal in flavour to any champagne that ever
was made.
No. 266.
General Bulesfor making Cider.
1. Always choose perfectly ripe and sound apples.
2. Pick the apples by hand. An active boy, with a
bag slung over his shoulders, will soon clear a tree.
Apples that have lain any time on the soil contract
an earthy taste, which will always be found in the
cider. 3. After sweating, and before being ground,
wipe them dry, and if any of them are found bruised
or rotten, put them in a heap by themselves, for an
inferior cider to make vinegar. 4. Always use hair
cloth,instead of
straw, to placebetween the layers
of pomace. The straw when heated gives a dis-
agreeable taste to the cider. 5. As the cider runs
from the press, let it pass through a hair sieve into
a large open vessel, that will hold as much juice as
can be expressed in one day. In a day, and some-
times less, the pomace will rise to the top, and in a
short time grow very thick; when little white bubbles
break through it, draw off the liquor by a spigot,
placed about three inches from the bottom, so that
the lees may be left quietly behind. 6. The cider
must be drawn off into very clean casks, and closely
watched. The moment the white bubbles before
mentioned are perceived rising at the bung-hole,
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rack it again. When the fermentation is com-
pletely at an end, fill up the cask with cider in all
respects like that already contained in it, and bungit up tight
;previous to which a tumblerful of sweet
oil may be poured into the bung-hole. Sound, well-
made cider, that has been produced as described,
and without any foreign mixtures, excepting always
that of good cognac brandy, (which, added to it in
tne proportion of 1 gallon to every 30, greatly im-
proves it,) is a pleasant, cooling drink, and useful
beverage.
Cider prepared as above is generally used to imi-
tate the different kinds of wine.
No. 267.
Another Mule for making good Cider.
In grinding the apples, reduce the whole fruit to a
uniform pomace. Allow the pulp to remain from
2 to 6 or 8 days ; ifwarm weather, for a shorter time,
and if cold, a longer time, according to the state of
the weather, stirring it every day, until put to the
press. K there should be any wanting of the sac-
charine matter, add sugar before fermentation takes
place, and after fermentation add spirits of wine.
After the liquor has remained a few days, (after its
having been strained through a sieve,) taking off the
scum as it rises, then draw it off into casks, and
place in a cool cellar ; or let it be, a short time after
the pressing, placed in a cool place, put into strong,
light casks, and after the pomace has all overflown,
drive the bung close, and bore with a gimlet a hole
through the bung, and put in a spile to draw, whou
the cask appears to be in danger of bursting.
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No. 268.
How to keep common Qider goodfor years.
Take the cider when you think it will suit your
taste, put it into a kettle, and boil it very little.
Make a bag and put into it \ pound of hops, then
put the bag with hops into the kettle with the cider,
and tie it fast to the handle so that the bag with hops
will not touch the bottom of the kettle ; scum off the
cider whiie you have it on the fire, and after it has
boiled a short time take it off the fire, and let it cool
down lukewarm; put it into a good sweet barrel,
and add 1 pint good fresh brandy, bung it up, and it
will keep the sams as you put it into your barrel for
years.
No. 269.
Another vjay to keep Cider.
Take cider after it is taken from the press, or when
it suits your taste, and put it into a good, strong, tight,
sweet barrel, and add 3 gallons apple whiskey, and
6 cents' worth mustard-seed, and bung it up tight,
and let it ferment in the barrel ; bore a gimlet-hole
through the bung, and put a spile into it, so that you
can let some of the gas out, to prevent the cask frombursting. When the fermentation is subsided, draw
it off clear, and clean out your barrel, and put the
cider in again, and bung it up close.
!N".B.—This cider will also be good to imitate all
Kinds of wines ; that is, if the cider is clear.
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No. 270.
How to put up a simple Stand for Eectifying Raw
Whiskey.
Purifying spirituous liquors consists iu passing
the liquor through prepared charcoal, sand, or
gravel, or fine-broken brick, (washed very clean,)
flannel, blanket, and charcoal, particularly prepared
for this purpose.
Take a good, common, tight barrel for a stand,and bore one of the heads full of \ inch holes,
J inch apart, so that it appears like a sieve, or
riddle ; when this is done, take the perforated
bottom out, and sink down into the barrel within
2 inches of the lower bottom ; first nail 3 or 4 strips
of wood, 2 inches thick, to answer for legs, (so that
there will be an empty space of 2 inches between
the two bottoms,) to rest the second bottom on,
between which you will have to bore a hole through
the side, to put in a brass or wooden spigot, between
the empty space of the two bottoms, to draw out the
rectified liq.uor, which, if the rectifier is good, should
not run out faster than the thickness of a middle-
sized knitting-needle, or still less; and after you
have the perforated bottom at itsi proper place, put
a layer of flannel or blanket over this bottom, so
that it will come all round up the sides a little ; now
take some fine, clean sand, and put from 4 to 6
inches on the flannel or blanket ; now put another
layer of flannel on the sand, and on the top of this
put from 12 to 15 inches of the prepared charcoal,
and on the top of this put another layer of blanket
or flannel ; on the top ofthis flannel lay 4 or 6 bricks,
to keep the flannel down, or else if you pour in your
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liquor it would rise on the top of the liquor ; now
yourstand is ready to receive the liquor you wish to
purify. This stand is capable to rectify 10 barrels
of strong whiskey, when the coal will be Avorn out
and when the coals are worn out, renew them, the
,
same as before. Observe, there will b6 left a great'
deal of strength in the coal after it stops running;
to get that strength out, pour water on and let water
through, until no strength of the liquor remains in
it. To ascertain this, a hydrometer is indispensably
necessary to try the liquor ; by this mode you can
find how many degrees of spirits you have in the
water. These spirits can be used for liquor that is
over proof, to bring it down to proof.
You may put up as many stands as you wish, ofthe same size, or make them as large as you please.
Some rectifiers put up two, one above the other, and
let the whiskey through them both ; and if you want
your spirits very fine, you can let it run through 3 or
4 times; the oftener, the finer your spirits gets.
Keep your rectifier always in use, or the coal will
become mouldy and unfit for use.
The charcoal ought to be prepared from sugar
maple wood. Some rectifiers use raw cotton, or
straw, instead of flannel, and put between the sand
and charcoal, malt, or lime, according to fancy.
Recapitulation of Directions in putting up a Itectifyiiu)
Stand.
1. Take a good, tight barrel, or any other good
cask.
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2. Bore holes through one of the heads, as
described.
3. Takeout the head and sink it down within 2
inches of the bottom.
4. Cover with a lajer of flannel this perforated
bottom.
5. Put 4 to 6 inches washed sand on the top of
the flannel.
6. Put another layer of flannel on the top of the
sand.
7. Put 12 or 15 inches of charcoal on the top of
the flannel.
8. Put another layer of flannel on the coal.
9. Put 4 or 6 bricks on the flannel, to keep it from
rising up to the top.
10. Keep the stand, after you have poured liquor
on, well covered.
The spirituous liquor which is rectified thus is
called pure spirits or sweet liquors, and is flavoured
for wines, brandies, spirits, rum, Monongahela whis-
key, cordials, etc., and should be clear of all foreign
matter.
No. 271.
Hoio to make Monongahela Whiskey. No. 1.
Take 36 gallons pure spirits, and add \ pound
young hyson tea, 6 poundsdried peaches,
bakedbrown, not burned, 4 pounds loaf sugar, 4 ounces
cloves, 4 ounces cinnamon. Mix them all together,
and stir them well for 3 or 4 days, and in a few
weeks it will be good.
N.B.—^You can put double or triple the quantity
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of flavouring in, and then take 3, 4, 5, or 6 gallons
of it and pour it into a barrel of pure rectified whis-key, and add 2 pounds loaf sugar to each barrel.
The longer your flavouring will lie, the better.
No. 271i.
Another way to make Monongahela Whiskey. No. 2.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey; add 12
ounces burned barley, ground or bruised, 6 drachms
Bweet spirits of nitre, 4 pounds dried peaches, 4
pounds ISTew Orleans sugar, 3 ounces allspice, 2
ounces cinnamon; mix them all together, and let
stand from 6 to 12 days, and stir them every day.
Draw ofi^.
No. 272.
How to make Wheat Whiskey.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, proof; add
1 ounce spirits nitre dulc,
J
ounce tincture ofrhatany,
1 pint simple syrup, 4|- gallons pure wheat whiskey,
2 ounces tincture of cinnamon; mix them all
together, and colour it with sugar-colouring if you
wish.
No. 273.
How to make good Apple Whiskey.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, from 5
to 10 degrees above proof; add 4i gallons pure apple
whiskey, IJ pints simple syrup, 2 good pineapples,
(the juice of them only.) Mix thoroughly, and let
stand for 2 weeks. Then ready for use.
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No. 274.
How to imitate Old Bourbon Whiskey.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 6 gallons
pure Bourbon whiskey, 3 half-pints simple syrup,
IJ ounces sweet spirits of nitre; mix them all to-
gether, and colour with sugar-colouring.
No. 275.
Sow to imitate Irish Whiskey.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, proof, 6
gallons pure Irish whiskey, 6 drachms acetic acid, 1
drachm acetic ether, 75 drops kreosote cut in 3 half-
pints alcohol, 3 half-pints simple syrup, and manage
as before.
No. 276.
How to imitate Scotch Whiskey.
Take 30 gallons pure proof rectified whiskey, 6
gallons pure Scotch whiskey, IJ ounces acetic acid,
3 pints simple syrup; mix, and add 45 drops
kreosote cut in 1 pint alcohol ; let stand a few
days, when it will be ready for use ; stir it well.
No. 277.
How to imitate Holland Gin. No. 1.
Take 30 gallons pure spirits, add 2 gallons pureimported Holland gin highly flavoured, 4 ounces sweet
spirits of nitre, 1 ounce pure oil of juniper, 2 drachms
oil of caraway. Cut the oil of juniper and oil of
caraway in 1 pint» alcohol, and mix all together,
when it will be ready for use. The older, the better.
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No. 278.
Another imitation of Holland Gin. No. 2.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 1 gallon
pure imported Holland gin, 1 ounce pure oil of
juniper, 2 drachms oil of caraway, (cut the oil of
juniper and caraway in 1 pint alcohol,) 1 ounce
sal-ammoniac. Mix them all together, and in a
short time it will be good for use.
No. 279.
Holland Gin. No. 3.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 4 gallons
pure Holland gin, 1 ounce oil of juniper cut inalcohol, 1 pound coriander-seed. Mix them all
together, let it stand, and stir it well for 3 or 4 days
then draw ofl' and strain.
No. 280.
Holland Gin. No. 4.
Take 10 gallons pure rectified whiskey, IJ gallons
pure Holland gin, 1 drachm oil of juniper cut in
alcohol, ^ drachm fennel-seed, J drachm caraway-seed.
Infuse the fennel and caraway seed in 2 quarts
rectified whiskey for 8 or 10 days, then mix.
No. 281,
Holland Gin. No. 5.
Take 5 gallons pure spirits, aw3 add 1 gallon pure
imported Holland gin. Good.
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No. 282.
How to make Country Gin.
Take 32 gallons pure rectified whiskey. Infuse
4 pounds juniper-berries in 4 gallons of the pure
rectified whiskey for 8 or 10 days ; separate the juice
from the berries, and add it to the rest of your
liquor.
K.B.—The pure rectified whiskey, or pure spirits,
ought to be from 3 to 5 degrees above proof, forgood gin.
No. 283.
How to imitate Jamaica Rum. No. 1.
Take 28 gallons pure spirits, 3 gallons pure Ja-
maica rum, 3 ounces sweet spirits of nitre, 1 ounce
tincture of kino. Mix them all together.
No. 284.
Jamaica Rum. No. 2.
Take 32 gallons pure spirits. Then boil in 2 gal-
lons of pure spirits 4 pounds foreign locks, 4 pounds
bitter orange-peel,4 ounces anise-seed, until the flavoui
is drawn out, and strain it while hot; add it to the
rest of your liquor.
No. 285.
How to make Tincture of Kino.
Take If ounces powdered kino, and macerate it
in 1 pint alcohol for 2 weeks ; then filter it through
paper.
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No. 286.
How to make Jamaica Spirits.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 6 gallons
pure Jamaica rum, 1 ounce tincture of kino, IJ pints
syrup, If ounces butyric- acid cut in 2 quarts
alcohol. Mix well, and colour.
No. 287.
New England Bum, No. 1.
Take 28 gallons pure spirits, 2 gallons St. Croix
rum, 4 ounces sweet spirits ofnitre, 1 ounce sal-ammo
niac, 50 drops nitric acid. Mix all together. .
No. 288.
Another Bum. No. 2.
Take 29 gallons pure spirits, 1 gallon rum, 2
ounces sweet spirits of nitre, 3 ounces tinture of argol,
2 ounces spirits of hartshorn ; mix well.
No. 289.
Stj Croix Bum. No. 1.
Take 32 gallons pure spirits, and boil 6 pounds
liquorice-sticks, 2 pounds winter-bark, \ pound anise-
seed, until the flavour is drawn out ; strain it while
hot, and add it to your pure spirits ;
bung it tight, andin 3 days it will be good.
No. 290.
Another St. Croix Bum. No. 2.
Take 5 gallons pure spirits, Ij gallons St. Croix
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rum, J pint syrup, ^ ounce tincture of catechu,|
ounce butyric acid ; cut, mix, and let stand 5 days.
Colour with sugar-colouring.
No. 291.
J3ow to make Tineiure of Catechu.
Take 3 ounces catechu, and macerate it in 1
quart diluted alcohol for 2 weeks, and filter through
paper or strain through cloth.
No. 292.
Another Jamaica Hum, No. 3.
Take 32 gallons pure spirits ; add 5 gallons pure
imported Jamaica rum from the custom-house.
No. 293.
Cognac Brandy. No. 1.
Take 31 gallons pure spirits, 4 pounds peach-pits,
1 pound winter-bark, 4 pounds bitter orange-peel;
steep the peach-pits, winter-bark, and the orange-
peel in a few gallons of pure spirits, until the flavour
is drawn out; then pour it ofi^, and put it into your
pure spirits, and add as much pure imported cognac
brandy as you wish.
No. 294.
Another Cognac Brandy. No. 2.
Take 31 gallons rectified whiskey ; set the barrel
on the head. Then take of .this whiskey 2 gallons,
and boil 4 pounds peach-pits, 1 pound winter-
2C
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bark, and 4 pounds bitter orange-peel, the whole
broken together until the flavour is drawn out, and
while hot strain it into pther liquor, ai^ stop tight
2 hours. Then add | pound sweet oil cut up clear
in alcohol, and pour it into your barrel, and draw
and pour back until well mixed, and in 3 days it
will be fit for use. Colour.
No. 295.
Another Cognac Brandy. No. 3.
Take 35 gallons pure rectified whiskey, from 10
to 15 degrees above proof, and add 7j gallons pure
cognac brandy, 1| drachms cognac-oil cut in alcohol,
1\ ounce cenanthic acid, 1^ ounce acetic acid, 2ounces tincture of kino, 3 half-pints syrup, and
mix it thoroughly, and colour it to your fancy.
No. 296.
Another Cognac Brandy. No. 4,
Take 5 gallons pure sweet liquor, I gallon pure
cognac brandy imported, 2^ pounds bruised raisins,
J ounce acetic acid, 2 pounds loaf sugar, 1 ounce
tincture of catechu, and mix. Manage as before.
No. 297.Imitation of French Brandy. No. 1.
Take 32 gallons pure spirits. Then take \ gal^
Ion dried peaches baked brown, (not burned,) beat
them to powder, and put them to your pure spirits in
the barrel. Then take | pound crude or red tartar,
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boil it in 4 gallons water until it is reduced to 2
gallons, then strain the liquor through a fine cloth,
and when eold put them into the cask and stir them
well together; then add to it 8 gallons pure French
brandy, fourth proof, allowing the pure spirits to bo
first proof; or cider brandy is the best. The above will
make 42 gallons of first-rate French brandy in 6
months, and scarcely distinguishable from French
brandy by the best of judges.
No. 298.
Another imitation of French Brandy. No. 2.
Take 30 gallons pure spirits, 10 to 15 degrees
above proof; then take some of the pure spirits and
mix with it 3 ounces tincture ofjaponica and 9 ounces
Bweet spirits of nitre, and, when this is well incor-
porated, pour it into the barrel with your spirits.
Mix it thoroughly. (Ready.) The older, the better.
No. 299.
How to prepare Tincture Japonica.
Take of the best saflron, and dissolve, 1 ounce;
mace, bruised, 1 ounce ; infuse them into a pint of
brandy till the whole tincture of the saffron is ex-
tracted, which will be in 7 or 8 days: then strain it
through a linen cloth, and to the strained liquor add
2 ounces tartar japonica powdered fine; let it infuse
till the,tincture is wholly impregnated.
No. 300.
Hoehelle Brandy. No. 1.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 5 degrees
above proof, 3 gallons pure Eochelle brandy, 6
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pounds raisins, 6 ounces tincture of kino,- 1 pound
loaf sugar, 1 ounce acetic ether; mix, and colour.
No. 301.
Cognac Brandy. No. 5.
Take 30 gallons pure sweet liquor, 3 ounces acetic
ether, 3 ounces acetic acid, 5 ounces tincture of kino,
7J pounds raisins, 3 pints simple syrup ; mix, andlet it stand 2 weeks, then draw it off clear.
No. 302.
BocJielle Brandy. No. 2.
Take 30 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 7|- gallons
pure imported Rochelle brandy, 2J drachms oil of
cognac, 2 ounces cenanthic acid, 1^ ounces acetic
ether, f ounce acetic acid, 6 ounces tincture of kino;
mix, and colour with sugar-colouring.
No. 303.
Bordeaux Brandy.
Take 30 gallons, sweet liquor, 15 degrees above
proof, 7J gallons pure Bordeaux brandy, f ounce oil
of cognac, 2 ounces cenanthic acid, 4f ounces acetic
ether, 3 ounces tincture of kino, 1\ quarts simple
syrup. Mix and colour.
No. 304.
Cherry Brandy. No. 1.
Take 10 gallons pure rectified whiskey, proof, 2
gallons water, 9 pounds sugar, \ pound bruised bit-
ter almonds, ^ ounce tincture of cardamom-seed,J
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cover them well, then let it lie until you get good
cider, which you have to boil and skim off clean ; then
fill up the barrel which contains the cherries andwhiskey with the cider, and let it lie, and iu a few
months it will be good.
No. 313.
Baspherry Brandy.
Take 10 gallons pure spirits, proof, 13 quarts rasp-
berries, 2 gallons water, 6 pounds loaf sugar, J ounce,
unground cloves, \ ounce cinnamon; mix, and let
stand 25 days ; draw off, and fine if necessary.
No. 314.
Another Cherry Brandy. No. 3.
Take 10 gallons pure rectified whiskey, 18 quarts
wild cherries, bruised ; let stand 8 days ; strain it,
and add 6 pounds loaf sugar, and 2 gallons water.
No. 315.
Rose Brandy.
Take 10 gallons pure sweet liquor, 2J gallons
water, 10 pounds sugar, 15 drops oil of roses cut in
alcohol, 2 drachms tartaric acid ; colour, and let
stand a few days, when it Will be good.
No. 316. '
Blackberry Brandy. No. 2.
Take 10 gallons rectified whiskey, 12 quarts black-
berries, 4 gallons soft water, 6 pounds loaf sugar, 2
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drachmsungroundcloves, J ounce cinnamon, bruised,
mix, and let stand 2 or 3 weeks ; draw oiF, strain,
and fine if necessary.
No. 317.
Hochelle Brandy. No. 3.
Take 15 gallons pure spirits, 9 pounds' bruised
raisins, 3 ounces acetic ether, IJ ounces acetic acid,
3 ounces ground cinnamon, 3 pounds loaf sugar, 3
ounces tincture of kino, 3 ounces tincture of catechu
mix, and manage as the last. Colour.
No. 318.
Lavender Brandy.
Take 5 gallons pure spirits, proof, ^ drachm oil of
lavender dissolved in alcohol for 10 or 12 hours, then
add it to your pure spirits ; also add IJ gallons soft
water, 2 drachms tincture of cinnamon, 1 quart
simple syrup. Colour with sugar-colouring.
No. 319.
Ginger Brandy.
Take 10 gallons pure sweet liquor, add J ounce
tincture of cardamom-seed; then take J pound
ground ginger-root, infuse in 1 quart alcohol for 6 or 8
days ; filter, and add to your liquor ; mix thoroughly.
Then add2J
gallons soft water, and 2 quarts simple
syrup.
No. 320.
Sow to make Tincture of (Xnnamon.
Take 4J ounces ground cinnamon, alcohol, diluted,
3 pints.: infuse for 2 weeks. Ileady.)
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No. 321.
How to make IXncture of Gardamom-Seed.
Take 2 ounces cardamom-seed, bruised, and 1 pint
alcohol, diluted ; macerate it for 2 weeks, and filter.
No. 322.
Sow to make Tincture of ttkatany.
Take 6 ounces rhatany, 1 quart diluted alcohol:
macerate for 2 weeks, and filter.
No. 323.
How to make Tincture of Allspice.
Take 4 ounces allspice, 2 quarts alcohol, and iu-
fuse for 2 weeks ; filter.
No. 324.
How to make Tincture of Saffron.
Take 1 ounce saffron, 1 pint rectified whiskey,
pure first-proof, and infuse for 2 weeks ; filter.
No. 325.
How to make Tincture of Med Sanders.
Take J pound ground red sanders, 1 quart alcohol;
macerate for 2 weeks ; express and filter.
No. 326.
How to make Tincture of Cloves.
Take 2 ounces ground cloves, infuse it in alcohol
for 2 weeks, and filter.
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No. 327.
How to imitate Port Wine. No. 1.
Take 6 gallons good prepared cider, IJ gallons
good imported Port wine, IJ gallons juice of elder-
berries, 3 quarts good brandy, IJ ounces cochineal.
This will produce 9J gallons. Now pulverize the
cochineal very fine, put it with the brandy into a
stone jug, let it remain at least 2 weeks, shake it
every day, and at the end of 2 weeks have your
cider readj';put 6 gallons of the cider into a 10-
gallon cask, add to this the elder-juice and Port
wine and the brandy and cochineal ; take the re-
maining 5 gallons of cider, with part of which clean
out your jug that contained the brandy, and pour
the whole into your cask, bung it tight, and in 6
weeks it will be ready for use.
No. 328.
Another Imitation of Port Wine. No. 2.
Take 10 gallons prepared cider, 2 gallons good
pure imported Port wine, 3 quarts good sweet liquor,
2 quarts good brandy, 1 pound bruised raisins, 1
ounce tincture of kino, J ounce extract of rhatany,
1 pint simple syrup. Colour, if necessary, with tinc-
ture of red sandera ; let it stand 2 weeks ; rack and
fine until perfectly clear and transparent; keep cool.
No. 329.
Mow to imitate Madeira Wine. No. 1.
Take of white Havana sugar 30 pounds, water 10
gallons, white tartar 6 ounces ; boil the whole half
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an hour, and skim it well ; let it stand until cool
then add 8 gallons strong beer-wort from the vat
while working ; stir it well together, and let it stand
until next day; then put it, into a sweet cask; then
add to it 6 pounds bruised raisins, 1 quart French
brandy, J pound brown rock-candy, 2 ounces isin-
glass. After the wine is put into the cask, put a
piece of muslin over the bung-hole ; and when it
has done working, which will be in about 6 weeks,
then add 2 green citrons ; let them remain until the
wine is bottled; it will be ready for bottling in
about 6 months.
No. 330.
Another Imitation of Madeira Wine. No. 2.
Take 10 gallons prepared cider, IJgallons
pureimported Madeira wine, 3 quarts sweet liquor, 1
ounce tartaric acid, \ drachm oil of bitter almonds
cut in alcohol, 2 pounds bruised raisins, 2 quarts
brandy ; let stand 10 days ; then rack and fine until
clear.
No. 331.
How to imitate Lisbon Wine.
Take 10 gallons prepared cider, 2| gallons pure
imported Lisbon wine, 2^ pounds grapes in cluster,
J ounce tincture of rhatany, J ounce tincture of
kino, 1 gallon sweet liquor, 1^ pounds loaf sugar;
let stand 10 days, and manage as before.
No. 332.
How to imitate Malaga Wine.
Take 10 gallons good cider, 2 gallons imported
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Malaga wine, 1 ounce cream of tartar, 2 pounds
raisins, 1 pint good brandy, J ounce tincture of
kino, 1 pint syrup. Colour with sugar-colouring,
and manage as before.
No. 333.
How to imitate Qlaret Wine.
Take 5 gallons cider prepared, 3 quarts good im
ported claret wine, 24 drachms cream of tartai, J
drachm citric acid, J pound raisins, 1 gill honey,
J ounce tincture of red sanders, 1 quart water.
Manage as before.
No. 334.
How to imitate Sherry Wine.
Take 12 gallons prepared cider, 9 quarts imported
pure sherry wine, 6 quarts native wine, f drachm
oil of bitter almonds dissolved in alcohol, 9.. pints
rectified whiskey, IJ pounds loaf sugar, IJ ounces
tincture of saffron. Mix, and manage as before.
No. 335.
How to imitate Teneriffe Wine.
Take 10 gallons cider, 2J gallons pure imported
Teneriffe wine, 3 quarts sweet liquor, 2 drachms
citric acid, ^ pint simple syrup. Mix, and let
stand for 6 or 8 days, then draw off.
No. 336.
How Backing Wine is performed.
This is an operation highly requisite to the keep-
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ing of -wine good,—to its purification, strength,
colour, brilliancy, richness, and flavour,—and is per-
formed by drawing off the wine and leaving the
sediment in the cask. A siphon should be used
but, if not, the cask should be tapped 2 or 3 days
previously. It may be racked oS into another cask
again, after it has been well cleaned; and, if re-
quisite, the cask may be slightly fumigated, imme-
diately before the wine is returned into it. If the
wine, on being tasted, is found weak, a little spirits
to be given to it, the cask filled up, and bunged
tight. The racking off ought to be performed in
temperate weather; and, as soon as the wines
appear clear, a second racking will make them per-
fectly brilliant ; and, if so, they will want no fining.
No. 337.
Mow to fine or clear Wine.
One of the best finings is as follows: Take 1
pound fresh marshmallow-roots, washed clean, and
cut into small pieces ; macerate them in 2 quarts of
soft water for 24 hours, then gently boil the liquordown to 3 half-pints, strain it, and, when cold, mix
with ^ ounce pipe-clay or chalk in powder; then
pour the mucilage into the cask, and stir up the
wine, so as not to disturb the sediment or lees, and
leave the vent-peg out for some days after.
Or, take boiled rice, 2 tablespoonfuls, the white
of 1 new egg, and ^ ounce burnt alum in powder.
Mix with a pint or more of the wine, then pour the
mucilage into the cask, and stir the wine with a
stout stick, but not to agitate the sediment or lees.
Or, dissolve, in a gentle heat, J ounce isinglass ia
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a pint or more of the wine; then mi:^ with it )
ounce chalk in powder. "When the two are well
incorporated, pour it into the cask, and stir the
wine, so as not to disturb the sediment or lees. As
soon as the wines are clear and bright, after being
fined down, they ought to be' racked into a sweet
and clean cask,—the cask to be filled up and bunged
tight.
No. 338.
Sow the Bottling of Wine is performed.
Fine clear weather is best for bottling all sorts of
wines ; and much cleanliness is required. The first
consideration in bottling wines is to examine and
see if the wines are in a proper state. The wines
should be fine and brilliant, or they will never
brighten after. "White wines, before being bottled,
must go thtough the process of fining. For 1 hogs-
head, (or any quantity in proportion, more or less,)
take 2 ounces isinglass, and dissolve it in 1 quart
water, and mix with 2 quarts of the wine. Eed
wines are fined by beating to a froth the white of 7
eggs, and mixing them with 3 times the bulk of
water ; then, adding 2 quarts of the wine, mix well,
and pour it into 1 barrel of your wine.
The bottles must be all sound, clean, and diy,
with plenty of good, sound corks.
The cork is to be put in with the hand, and
driven well in with a flat wooden mallet, the weight
of which ought to be 1\ pounds, but, however, not
to exceed 1^ pounds ; for, if the mallet be too light
or too heavy, it will not drive the cork in properly,
and may break the bottle. The corks must bo com-
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pletely fill up the neck of each bottle as to render
them air-tight, but leave a space of an inch between
the wine and the cork.
When all the wine is bottled, it is to be stored in
a cool cellar, and on no account on the bottles'
bottoms, but on their sides, and in sawdust.
No. 339.
How to make Currant Wine.
To every quart of currant-juice, add 8 pounds
sugar and 3 quarts water. Put all together into your
cask, (be careful to take such a cask that you can
fill up to the bung-hole. Should it not quite fill
up your cask, add a little water until it is full.)
When your cask is full, leave the bung out, and lay
thin gauze or bobinet over the bung-hole, to keep
the flies out; let it ferment until it stops. After
fermentation, draw it ofij and clean out your cask
very clean ; return the liquor, bung your cask up
tight, and it will be fit for use in 3 or 4 months.
If you wish, you can add 1 quart brandy to every
10 gallons before you bung it up tight.
N.B.—The following wines can all be made on
the above principle : Morelle jerries, sour jerries,
blackberries, elderberries, raspberries, strawberries,
and grap2 of every kind.
No. 340.
How to make Cider Wine.
Take 25 gallons good cider, add 1 gallon good
French brandy,. 4 gallons good wine, J pound crude
tartar, 1 pint new milk.
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No. 341.
How to make Cypress Wine.
To 10 gallons soft water, add 5 quarts juice of
elderberries. The berries are to be slightly pressed
each quart of the liquid will contain 6 ounces juice
and to the whole quantity add 2 ounces ginger and
1 ounce cloves. Boil the whole for an hour. Skim
theliquid,
and pourit into a vessel which should
contain the whole, throwing in IJ pounds bruised
grapes, which leave in the liquor until the wine is
of a fine colour.
No. 342.
, How to make Apple Wine.
To every gallon of cider, immediately as it comes
from the press, add 2 pounds loaf sugar. Boil it
as long as any scum arises, then strain it through a
sieve, and let it cool ; add some good yeast, mix it
well ; let it work in the tub 2 or 3 weeks, then skim
off the head ; draw it off close and tun it ; let stand
1 year, then rack it off, and add 2 ounces isinglass
to the barrel ; then add ^ pint spirit's of wine to
every 8 gallons.
No. 343.
How to boil Sugar-Colouring.
Take 3 or 4 pounds brown sugar, boil it well, and
burn it so that it tastes very bitter; thin it with
water while on the fire;pour in very little at a time,
and keep stirring all the time you are pouring water
on it. If you pour too much in at a time, it will ex-
plode, and may burn you badly. As soon as the
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Bugar commences to boil, you must commence stir-
ring, and continue all the time, else it will boil over
for you. Very much care is required to make goodsugar-colouring. After you have thinned it down to
its proper consistency, strain it while warm.
No. 344.
How to make Simple Syrup,
Take 1 pint water to every 2 pounds loaf sugar
dissolve it over the fire ; remove the scum that will
arise ; as soon as it commences to boil, remove it
from the fire ; and, while hot, strain it.
No. 345.
Sow to make Pure Spirits.
Take 38 gallons rectified whiskey, as pure as you
can rectify it, 5 degrees above proof, add 1 pound
stone-lime, ^ pound sweet spirits of nitre, 1 pound
alum. Put the lime, nitre, and alum into the whis-
key; stir them well together, let stand 24 hours;
then add 1 pound liquorice-stick, and \ pound winter-
bark-; let them stand 36 hours, then draw it otF as
pure as possible.
No. 346.
How to make Pure Spirits by Distillation.
Prepare a work as a copper-still. Take good rec-
tified whiskey, for every barrel add 1 bushel line-
pulverized charcoal, 1 pound rock-salt, and 1 pound
orris-root; put the whole together in the still with
your liquor, and run it off by a slow fire.
2D
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No. 347.
J£ow to make Yeastfor Distillers, Brewers, with Hops.
Take 6 quarts soft water, and 2 handfuls wheat
or barlej'^ meal ; stir the latter in the water before
the mixture is placed over the fire, where it must
boil till two-thirds are evaporated. When this de-
coction becomes cool, incorporate with it, by means
of a whisk, 2 drachms salt of tartar, and 1 drachnicream of tartar, previously mixed. The whole
should be kept in a warm place. For bread, it
ought to be diluted with pui-e water, and passed
through a sieve, before it is kneaded with the
dough, in order to deprive it of its alkaline taste.
No. 348.
Another Yeast.
Boil 1 pound' good flour, { pound brown sugar,
and a little salt, in 2 gallons water for 1 hour; when"
milk-warm, bottle it and cork it close: it will be fit
for use in 24 hours. One pint of this yeast will
make 18 pounds of bread.
No. 349.
^010 to Tnake a Beer to wake Yeast.
Take 9 gallons boiling water, and let it stand
antil it is 170 degrees ; then add 1 peck malt, put
it in by degrees ; then let it stand 3 hours until it
is settled, then pour it ofl" and add J pound hops
then boil down to half, which must be strained
through a tin strainer, and squeeze the hops out
well. This will make about 4 gallons juice, well
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squeezed out ; then let it stand until 90 degrees
then put into this juice 1 quart good yeast ; let it
stand and work for a few days until the foam will
fall back;put the beer into a stone jug, and it will
be good for months.
JN'.B.—This is very valuable for distillers and
brewers.
No. 350.
How to make French Baspberry Vinegar.
Take a sufficiency of the ripe raspberries, put
them into a deep earthen pan, and mash them with
a wooden beetle in a large linen bag, and squeeze
and press out the liquor into a vessel beneath.
Measure it, and to each quart of the raspberry-juice
allow a pound of powdered white sugar and a pint
of the best cider vinegar. First mix together the
jjtiice and the vinegar, and give them a boil in a
preserving-kettle. "When it has boiled well, add
gradually the sugar, and boil and skim it till the
ecum ceases to rise. When done, put it into clean
bottles, and cork them tightly. It is a very pleasant
and cooling beverage in warm weather, and for in-
valids who are feverish. To use it, pour out half a
tumbler of raspberry vinegar, and fill it up with ice
or fresh cool spring-water.
No. 351.
How to make British Champagne.
Take gooseberries before they are ripe, crush
them with a mallet in a wooden bowl, and to every
gallon of fruit put a gallon of water ; let it stand 2
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days, stirring it well; squeeze the mixture well
witlithe hands through a
hop-sieve ;
thenmeasure
the liquor, and to every gallon put 3| pounds loaf
sugar ; mix it well in the tub, and let it stand 1
day; put a quart good brandy into the cask, and
leave it open 5 or 6 weeks, taking off the scum as it
rises ; then make it up, and let it stand 1 year in
the barrel before it is bottled. The proportion of
brandy to be used for this liquor is 1 pint to 7
gallons.
FAREIERT.
No. 352.
To cure Wounds in Cattle.
When horses, cattle, or any of our domestic
animals are wounded, the treatment may be very
simple, and much the same as with the human race.
It is extremely improper to follow a practice that is
common in many parts of the country among far-
riers, cow-doctors, and even shepherds,—that of ap-
plying to the wound, or putting into the sore part,
common salt, powder of blue vitriol, or tar, or cloths
dipped in spirits, as brandy, rum, &c., or turpentine,
or any other stimulant arfjcles; for all such very
much increase the pain, arid by irritating the sore
may increase the inflammation even to the length
of inducing mortification. Though the treatment
may be varied according to circumstances, yet, in
most cases, it may be sufficient to take notice of the
following particulars :—It will be proper to wash
away any foulness or dirt about the part, and to
examine particularly its condition.
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No. 353.
To stop the Bleeding.
Should any large blood-vessel be cut, and dis-
charging copiously, it will be right to stop it, by
some lint or sponge, with moderate compression, or
bandaging, at the same time, and not taking it off
for 2 or 3 days. Should the pressure fail of
effect, caustic applications, such as lunar-caustic, or
even the actual cautery, the point of a thick wire
sufficiently heated, may be tried ; or, if a surgeon
be at hand, the vessel may be taken up by a crooked
needle, with waxed thread, and then tied.
No. 354.
Adhesive Plaster and Sewing.
When there is no danger of excessive bleeding,
and a mere division of the parts, or a deep gash or
cut, it will be right to adjust the parts, and keepthem together by a strip of any common adhesive
plaster ; or, when this will not do by itself, the lips
of the wound, especially if it be a clean cut, may be
closed by one or more stitches with a moderately
coarse needle and thread, which, in each stitch, may
be tied, and the ends left of a moderate length, so
that they can be afterwards removed when the parts
adhere. It is advisable to tie the threads, because
sometimes the wounded part swells so much that it
is difficult to get them cut and drawn out without
giving pain and doing some mischief.
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No. 355.
Bandages.
If the part will allow a roller or bandage to be
used to keep the lips of it together, this may like-
wise be employed ; for, by supporting the sides of
the wound, it would lessen any pain which thestitches occasion. With this treatment tte wound
heals often in a short time, or in a few days, rarely
exceeding 5 or 6, and sooner in the young and
healthy than in the old and relaxed, and sooner in
the quiet and motionless than in the restless and
active.
Should the wound be large, and inflammation,
with the discharge of mattery likely to take place, it
may still be proper, by gentle means, to bring the
divided parts near to each other, and to retain them
in their natural situation by means of a bandage.
This should not be made too tight, but merely to
support the part. In this way, and by avoiding
stimulant applications, the wound will heal more
readily than otherwise, and the chance of any
blemish following will be diminished. "Washes of
spirits, brandy, and the like, "Friar's balsam,"
spirits of wine and camphor, turpentine, or any
other irritating applications, are highly improper,
and sometimes make a fresh clean wound (that
would readily heal almost of itself) inflame and
perhaps mortify, or become a bad sore.
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No. 356.
Soresand
Bruises.
Over the whole sore, or where the part is bruised,
or where there is a tendency to suppuration, a poul-
tice should be applied and kept on by suitable band-
ages. The poultice may be made of any kind of
meal, fine bran, bruised linseed, or ofmashed turnips,
carrots, &c. The following has been found useful as
a common poultice. " Fine bran, 1 quart;pour on it
a sufficient quantity of boiling water to make a thin
paste ; to this add linseed-powder enough to give it
a proper consistence." The poultice may be kept on
for a week or 10 days, or even longer, if necessary,
changing it once or twice a day; and cleau the
wound when the poultice is removed, by washing it
by means of a soft rag or linen cloth with water not
more than blood-warm, (some sponges are too rough
for this purpose ;) or, where the wound is deep, the
water may be injected into it by a syringe, in order
to clean it from the bottom.
No. 357.
Ointment.
In the course of a few days, when the wound, by
care and proper management with the poultices,
begins to put on a healthy appearance, and seems
to be clean and of a reddish colour, not black or
bloody, then there may be applied an ointment
made of tallow, linseed-oil, beeswax, and hog's lard,
in such proportion as to make it of a consistence
somewhat firmer than butter. The ointment should
be spread on some soft clean tow ; and when applied
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to the sore, it ought never to be tied hard upon it,
(which is done too frequently, and very improperly,)
but only fixed by a bandage of a proper length, (for
a mere cord is often improper,) so close and se-
curely as to keep it from slipping off. This appli-
cation may be changed oiice a day ; or, when nearly
well, and discharging but little, once in 2 days.
No. 358.
Green Ointment for Wounds.
Put into a well-glazed earthen vessel 2 ounces
beeswax ; . melt it over a clear fire, and add 2
ounces rosin ; when that is melted, put in J pound
hog's lard; to this put 4 ounces turpentine; keepstirring it all the time with a clean stick or wooden
spatula. Wheu all is well mixed, stir in 1 ounce
finely-powdei'ed verdigris. Be careful that it does
not boil over ; strain it through a coarse cloth, and
preserve it in a gallipot. This ointment is very
good for old and recent wounds, whether in flesh or
hoof,—also galled backs, cracked heels, mallender,
sallenders, bites, broken knees, &c.
No. 359.
Treatment, according to appearance of the part.
When the wounded part begins to discharge awhitish, thick matter, and is observed to fill up, the
general treatment and dressings to the sore, now
mentioned, should be continued ; and, in the course
of the cure, the animal, when free of fever, may be
allowed better provision, and may take gentle exer-
cise. If the animal be feeble from the loss of blood
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originally, or from the long continuance of a feverish
state produced by the inflammation attending the
wound, or from weakness arising from confinement,
or connected with its constitution naturally, and
if the wound appear to be in a stationary state,
very pale and flabby on its edges, with a thin dis-
charge, then better food may be given to it ; and, if
still no change should be observed along with the
better food, the wound may be treated somewhat
difierently from what has been already advised.
The ointment may be made more stimulant, by
adding to it some rosin and less beeswax,—or,
what would be more stimulant still, some common
turpentine ; but it is only in very rare cases that oi.
of turpentine can be reqiiisite. The efiects of an
alteration iu the mode of trcutmout should be par-
ticularly remarked, and stimulants should be laid
aside, continued, or increased according as may be
judged proper. Before changing the dressings ap-
plied to the wound, or before rendering them more
stimulant and active by using heating applications,
the effect of closer bandaging may betried ;
for,
sometimes, by keeping the parts a little more firmly
together the cure is promoted.
No. 360.
Food and Begimm.
In ease of severe wounds, attention should be
paid to the condition of the animal in other re-
spects. There beifig always in such cases a ten-
dency to violent inflammation and fever that may
end fatally, means should be employed to moderate
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both. The apartment should be cool and airy, and
so quiet that the animal should not be disturbed
the drink should not be warm, but rather cold, and
given freely, though not in too large quantities at a
time ; the food should be sparingly given, and of a
poorer quality than usual, and should be rather
succulent and laxative than dry or apt to produce
costiveness. Bleeding may be employed, either
generally from a vein, or in some cases, when it canbe done, by cupping from the hurt part, as in the
case of a bruise, (though this last will seldom be
requisite,) if found convenient ; and it may be done
more than once or twice, as may seem proper.
Laxative medicines also ought j;o be given and re-
peated as there may be occasion.
No. 361.
Abscess,
These are swellings containing matter, that make
their appearance in different parts of the body. The
remedies are, first, to bleed, then to wash the
swollen part with a quart of vinegar, in which are
dissolved 2 ounces sal-ammoniac, and J ounce sugar
of lead. If the swelling does not abate in 2 or 3
days, apply the suppurating poultice. "When the
tumour becomes soft and points, open it with a
lancet, and let out the matter. Then dress it with
basilicon ointment.
No. 362.
Anbury or Wart.
Tie a strong silk, ,or 2 or 3 horse-hairs, round the
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neck of the wart, tightening it gradually till it falla
away. Then dip a piece of tow in alum-water and
bind it on the spot for a whole day. Heal the sore
with the green ointment.
No. 363.
The Staggers.
Bleed the animal copiously, (the disease is a true
apoplexy,) 2J quarts at once ; then give him \ pint
linseed-oil, the same of castor-oil, 40 grains calomel,
60 grains jalap, and 2 ounces tincture of aloes.
Give him twice a day warm hran mashes.
No. 364.
For Loss of Appetite.
Take 1 quart blood from the neck, and give him
a purging ball, made as follows: aloes, 1 ounce;
jalap, 1 drachm ; rhubarb, 1 drachm ; make into a
ball with castor-oil and | drachm ginger.
No. 365.
Inflamed Bladder.
Make the animal drink largely of flaxseed tea,
barley or rice water, or any mucilaginous liquid,
and inject a portion of the same frequently. Bleed-
ing, and a dose of castor-oil, are never to be
omitted. After the oil has operated, give the fol-
lowing ball every six hours: powdered nitre, J
ounce; camphor, 1 drachm; liquorice-powder, 3
drachms ; honey sufficient to form the ball. Should
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these means not relieve the animal, omit the ball,
and give 1 drachm opium twice a day.
No. 366.
Blood Spavin.
Clip off the hair from the swelling, and rub all
round outside of the swelling with a piece of hard
brown soap; then apply to the swelling a blister
made of the following'
No. 367.
BlisieriTig Ointment.
.Take hog's lard,
Jounce ; beeswax, 3
drachmssublimate, in fine powder, \ drachm ; Spanish flies,
2 drachms. Mix them all well, and spread it on
white leather, and apply it to the spavin.
No. 368.
Bone Spavin.
This may be treated like the former : it is, how
ever, generally incurable. The operation of firing,
(which should be done by a professed farrier,) and
turning to grass, afford the only reasonable chances
of relief.
No. 369.
Bots.
Three kinds of worms infest the bowels of horses,
called by the English farriers bots, truncheons, and
maw-worms. The bot infests the great gut near
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the anus : it is a small woi-m with a large head, and
may be frequently observed in the dung.
The truncheon is short and thick, with a blackish
head, and is found in the maw, where, if suffered to
remain, it sometimes pierces through, and thus is
many a fine horse destroyed.
The maw-worm is of a pale-red colour, resembling
an earth-worm, from 2 to 3 inches long, occupying
also the maw.
No. 370.
Symptoms of Worms in Horses.
Stamping forcibly on the ground with either of
his forefeet, and frequently striking at his belly
with his hind ones ; belly projecting ; and hard
looking frequently behind him, and groaning as if
in great pain.
No. 371.
Memedies for WorTtis.
Keep the horse from all kinds of food for one
day ; at night give him a small quantity of warm
bran mash, made as usual, and, directly after, a
ball made of 1 scruple calomel, 1 scruple turpeth
mineral, and as much crumb of bread and honey
as will form the mass. Next evening give him a
pint of castor and \ pint of linseed oil. The animal
is then to be fed as usual for 2 or 3 days, and the
same plan again to be employed.
No. 372.
Inflammation of the Bowels.
This not very common—but, when it does occur,
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dangerous—disorder is of two kinds. The first, or
peritoneal, inflammation, begins with an appearance
of dulness and uneasiness in the animal ; -appetite
diminished or totally gone ; constant pawing with
the forefeet, frequently trying to kick the belly ; he
lies down, rises suddenly, looks round to his flanks,
—countenance strongly expressive of pain; urine
small, high-coloured, and voided with great pain;
pulse quick and small ; legs and ears cold ; profuse
sweats ; mortification and death.
The second species of the disorder is when the
inflammation attacks the internal coat of the intes-
tines, and is generally accompanied by a violent
purging and some fever. The symptoms of the
latter, however, are much less violent ; nor does the
animal appear to be in so much pain.
No. 373.
Treatment.
In the first, or peritoneal, inflammation, the only
dependence is on early and large bleedings. Inaddition to this, rub the whole belly well with the
mustard embrocation, clothe the animal warmly,
(with fresh sheepskins if possible,) insert several
rowels about the chest and belly,—putting into them
the blistering ointment. As the horse is generally
costive, give him a pint of castor-oil, and inject
clysters of warm flaxseed tea;give him warm water,
or thin gruel, or flaxseed tea, to drink ; rub his legs
with the hands well, and see that he has plenty of
clean fresh litter. If in six hours the disease is not
relieved, bleed him again ; and should the costive-
ness continue, repeat the oil and clysters. If, after
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turnips. The hay, oats, or whatever is given, should
be in small quantities at a time, and always sprinkled
with clean, soft water.
No. 376.
Broken Knees.
Apply a poultice of bread and milk, or bread and
warm water, to reduce the inflammation ; then dress
the wound with basilicon.
No 377.
Bums and Scalds.
If slight, apply cold lead-water ; if extensive, aliniment made of equal parts of lin^eed-oil and lime-
water. If there is much fever, bleed.
No. 378.
Canker.
Cut away freely all the diseased parts, and if
necessary draw the frog ; thei? apply the following
liniment.
No. 379.
Liniment for Canker.
"Warm 6 ounces tar, mix with it, drop by drop,
1 ounce, by measure, oil of vitriol; then add 1
ounce oil of turpentine. Bind this Jlrmly on the
part, destroying all the diseased protuberanofcs with
lunar-caustic. When the wound looks hoaJthf \v«as
it with the green ointment.
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No. 380.
Capped Hocks,
If the swelling proceed from a bruise or a blow,
bathe it three or four times a day with salt and
vinegar, made warm. If it proceed from natural
cause, apply the suppurating poultice, and when
matter is formed, let it out; then use the green
ointment.
No. 381.
Cold.
Take, a quart of blood from the neck, then give
warm mashes, with a scruple of nitre in them.
Purge with castor and linseed oil, and keep the
stable warm.
No. 382.
Convulsions.
Symptoms.—The horse raises his head higher than
visual, and pricks up his ears ; neck stiff and im-
movable, skin tight. He stands in a straddling
posture, pants, and breathes with difficulty.
Cure.—^Bleed him, if his strength will permit it,
and his pulse is high, eyes red, etc. ; otherwise not.
If you observe hots, or any other kind of worms,
pursue the treatment recommended for them.
No. 383.
Coiigh.
Take 1 quart of blood from the neck, and give the
following ball for cough:—Take J ounce Venice
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soap, J ounce nitre, 10 grains tartar-emetic, and 10
grains opium. Make these into a ball with honey,
and give one every other night. Keep the horse
warm, and remedy costiveness by castor-oil.
No. 384.
Corns.
Let the farrier cut them out with a sharp knife.
Should they show a disposition to grow again, touch
them with oil of vitriol, or caustic, and dress them
with green ointment. Be careful, in shoeing, not to
let the shoe press on the corn.
No. 385.
Gwrh.
Cauterize the curb in a line down its middle, and
then apply the blistering ointment.
No. 386.
Gracked Heels.
Poultice the parts with carrots, or turnips, boiled
soft, three or four times ; then anoint them with
yellow baailicon, mixed with a little green ointment.
No. 387.
The Gripes.
As soon as the disease is observed, give the draught
below, and a clyster composed of warm water. If
there is great pain, with quick pulse, take away 3
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quarts of blood. The belly should be well rubbed
with the mustard or other stimulating embrocation.
If no relief is obtained in 2 hours, repeat the draught
and embrocation, and should even this fail, give him
a pint of castor-oil, with IJ ounces laudanum. If
castor-oil cannot be had, IJ pints linseed oil may be
used.
No. 388.Draught for Gripes. No. 1.
Take balsam copaiva 1 ounce, oil of juniper 1
drachm, spirits of nitrous ether ^ ounce, mint-water
1 pint. Mix for 1 dose.
No. 389.
JDiabetes.
This disorder, which consists in an involuntary
discharge of the urine, which is pale and thin, fre-
quently proves fatal. To cure it, take a quart of
blood from the neck, and give the following ball :- •
No. 390.
Ball for Diabetes.
Take 4 ounces Peruvian bark, 1 drachm ginger;
if costive after it, give a pint of castor-oil. Repeat,
if necessary.
No. 391.
M/es.
Inflammation of the eyes is often cured by scari-
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brow, and the distended vessels of the eye itself.
It is to be remembered that in treating an inflam-
mation of this important organ we should proceed
precisely as if treating a human being labouring
under the same complaint, and keep the animal on
short allowance, prevent costiveness, keep the stable
cool and dark.
Soreness or weakness of the eyes is cured by
bleeding from the neck and using the following
eye-water :
No. 392.
Eye- Water, No. 1.
To 1 quart water put 3 drachms sugar of lead, and
2 drachms white vitriol. When dissolved, let it settle,
and pour off the clear liquor for use. A drop may
be put into each eye, 3 times a day, with a feather.
No. 393.
Film, or Cataract.
There is no remedy for this but an experienced
farrier. There are a variety of washes, etc., recom-
mended by various authors, but they are useless.
No. 394.
Farcy.
This disease commences in small, hard knots,
which soon become soft and ulcerous, generally
situated on the veins and extending upwards. It
is a contagious disorder, and not unfrequently ends
in the glanders.
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and stands in such a tottering way that you may
shove him over with your hand.
Gure.—Take off the shoe, bleed freely from the
thigh-vein, and purge 2 or 3 times. Keep the hair
close-trimmed and the parts clean. •
No. 398.
Hoof-Bound.
Cut several lines from the coronet down to
the toe, all round the hoof, and fill the cuts with
tallow and soap mixed. Take off the shoes and (if
you can spare him) turn the animal into a wet
meadow, where his feet will be kept moist, l^ever
remove the sole nor burn the lines down, as this
increases the evil.
No. 399.
Lampass.
This consists in a swelling of the first bar of the
upper palate. It is cured by rubbing the swelling
two or three times a day with half an ounce of alum
and the same quantity of double-refined sugar mixed
with a little honey.
No. 400.
Liaxity.
iNever attempt to stop the discharge too suddenly
or too soon ; this common but erroneous practice has
killed many fine horses. To begin the cure, give
the following
Mild purgative-ball : Khubarb, in powder, 1 ounce;
magnesia,^ounce ; calomel, 1
scruple ; oil of anise-
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Beed, 1 draclim. Make up a ball with houey and
liquorice-powder. Next day give the horse 1 fluid-
ounce liquid laudanum, with 20 grains tartar-emetic,
in a pint of water. On the third day, repeat the purge,
then the drench, until the animal is well.
No. 401.
Inflammationof
the Lungs.
Bleed the animal copiously as soon as the com-
plaint is perceived, and repeat in six hours if the
fever, quickness of breathing, &c. do not abate.
Blister his sides, rowel the chest, and give the follow-
ing ball, which is to be taken, morning and evening,
until the stalling is considerably increased : one day
will then be sufficient. Grass or bran mashes should
be the food.
The ball : Powdered nitre, 6 drachms ; camphor,
1 drachm ; as much syrup and linseed-meal as will
form the ball.
No. 402.»
MalMiders.
"Wash the cracks well with warm soap-suds and a
sponge, and then with the vulnerary-water, twice
every day. Wipe the parts dry, and apply the green
ointment.
No. 403.
Mange.
"Wash with soap-suds and vulneraiyiwater, and
purge with castor-oil. Feed the horse well, and
work him moderately.
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No. 404.
Molten Grease.
Bleed and purge moderately, and feed regularly
on a diminished allowance.
No. 405.
PotlMM.
Bring the swelling to a head, as any other tumour,
by the suppurating poultice, whi<!h is made as fol-
lows :
No. 406.
Suppurating Poultice,
Take four handfuls of bran and three middling-
sized turnips ; boil them till soft, and beat them well
together ; then boil them again in milk to a thick
poultice, adding to it 2 ounces linseed and ^ pound
hog's lard.
No. 407.
Quitter.
Make an opening for the matter to descend from
all the neighbouring sinuses. Keep the parts well
cleaned with warm soap-suds ; then inject the vul-
nerary-water into the sinuses. If there is » core,
touch it with caustic ; when this is discharged, dress
with the green ointment.
No. 408.
Pingbone.
If recent, blister the part; if an old affecticm,
recourse must be had to firing.
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No. 412.
Sallmders
Require the same treatment as mallenders, which
see.
No. 413.
Strains,
In whatever part of the body this accident occurs,
the treatment should be perfect rest, moderate bleed-
ing, and purging till the inflammation is reduced,
when any stimulating embrocation may be used.
No. 414.
Strangury.
Take away 1 quart of blood, and throw up a laxa-
tive clyster; then give 1 ounce saltpetre and 1 fluid-
ounce sweet spirits of nitre in a pint of water.
No. 415.Strangles.
This is known by a swelling between the jaw-bone
and the root of the tongue. If a large tumour appear
under the jaw, apply the suppurating poultice. Whenit is ripe, open it, squeeze out the matter, and re-
apply a warm poultice. In a few days it will runoff. Give warm bran mashes and gentle exercise.
No. 416.
TTirush.
Remove the shoe, and pare off all the ragged parts
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SO as to expose the diseased parts. After cleaning
the frog nicely, apply a solution of blue vitriol, and
shortly after pour some melted tar-ointment into the
cleft of the frog and cover its whole surface with tow
soaked in the same; and place on the tow a flat
piece of wood, about the width of the frog, one of its
ends passing under the toe of the shoe, the other
extending to the back part of the frog, and bound
down by cross-pieces of wood, the ends of which areplaced under the shoe. Repeat the dressing every
day.
No. 417.
Vices.
This is a disease most common to young horses,
and consists in a long swelling of the parotid gland,
beginning at the roots of the ears and descending
downward. If it is painful and inflamed, apply the
poultice ; if it suppurates, open the lump, let out
the matter, and dress with the green ointment. If
it is hard and indolent, apply strong mercurial oint-
ment, to disperse it, and bleed moderately.
No. 418.
Wind^Galls.
These swellings appear on each side of the back
sinew, above the fetlock. It is dangerous to punc-
ture them, as is sometimes done, as it may produce
an incurable lameness. Tight bandages and moist-
ening the parts frequently with a strong solution of
eal-ammoniac in vinegar may do some good.
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No. 419.
Wounds.
All the rules laid down in this book for the treat-
ment of wounds in the human subject apply strictly
to horses. As in simple cuts, however, sticking-
plaster cannot be used, the edges of the wound-
should be neatly stitched together. Much can be
done also by the judicious application of bandages.
Farriers generally are in the habit of pursuing such
absurd, cruel, and fatal practices in these cases,
either by cutting off a part that appears to be partly
torn from its connection, or by using stimulating
applications, that it becomes necessary to repeat
again that all the rules laid down for the treatment
of wounds in this work as applicable to man are
equally so to the noble animal of which we aro
speaking. Read over these rules, substitute tho
word "horse" for "patient," and you will be at no
loss how to proceed.
No. 420.
Bleeding in General.
Bleeding is often the most useful and efficacious
means of curing diseases in horses. In inflamma-
tory affections, it is generally the first remedy re-
sorted to; and its immediate salutary effects are
often surprising.
When it is necessary to lessen the whole quantity
of blood in the system, open the jugular or neck
vein. Ifthe inflammation is local, bleed, where it can
be conveniently done, either from the part affected
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or in its vicinity, as by opening the plate vein, super-
ficial vein of the thigh, or temporal arteries.
In fevers of all kinds, and when inflammation at-
tacks any important organ, as the brain, eyes, lungs,
stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder, &c.,
bleeding is of the greatest use. It diminishes the
quantity of blood in the body, and by this means
prevents the bad consequences of inflammation. The
quantity of blood to be taken varies according tothe age, size, condition, and constitution of the
horse, and the urgency of the symptoms.
From a large, strong horse, 4 or 6 quarts will
generally be requisite ; and this may be repeated in
smaller quantities if the symptoms demand it. The
blood, in these diseases, must flow from a large
orifice made in the vein. A horse should never be
sufl'ered to bleed upon the ground, but into a measure,
in order that the proper quantity may be taken.
Horses have sometimes much constitutional irrita-
tion, which bleeding relieves. But in these affections
it is very rarely necessary to bleed to the same ex-
tent as in fevers, &c. ; 2 or 3 quarts generally suffl «TO be taken away.
No. 421.
Mdness of Blood.
Moderate bleeding, a*s from 2 to 4 quarts, is also
used to remove fulness of habit, or plethora, attended
with slight inflammatory symptoms. In this case the
eyes appear heavy, dull, red, ar inflamed, frequently
closed as if asleep; the pulse small and oppressed;
the heat of the body somewhat increased ; the legs
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swell, the hair also rubs off. Horses that are re-
moved from grass to a warm stable, full fed onhay and corn, and not sufficiently exercised, are
very subject to one or more of these symptoms.,
Regulating the quantity of food given to him, proper
exercise, and occasional laxatives, as the following
powder, will be commonly found sufficient after the
first bleeding, and operation of an aloetic purge. In
slight affections of this kind, a brisk purge will
often alone be sufficient.
No. 422.
Laxative and Diaphoretic Powder.
Take of crocus of antimony, finely levigated, nitre,
cream of tartar, and flour of sulphur, each 4 ounces.
Powder and mix them well together for use. One
tablespoonful of this mixture may be given every
night and morning, in as much scalded bran, or a
feed of corn moistened with water, that the powder
may adhere thereto.
This powder will be found excellent for such
horses as are kept on dry food, whether they be in
the stable or travel on the road; also for stallions
in the spring of the year, as they not only keep the
body cool and open, but cause him to cast his coat,
and make his skin appear as bright as silk.
No. 423.
Purging.
In obstinate grease and swellings of the legs, ac-
companied with lameness of the joints, dry coughs,
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physic is to give him 2 or 3 mashes of scalded
bran and oats, and warm water,for
3or
4 daystogether. This will soften the fseces and promote
the operation of the medicine. But if a strong
purge be given to a horse of costive habit with-
out preparation, it will probably occasion a violent
inflammation.
No. 425.
Ihirgaiive Balls for Horses.
Take of Barbadoes aloes ll ounces, Castile soap
Ij ounces, powdered ginger Ij ounces, oil of anise-
seed 2 drachms, syrup a sufficient quantity to make 6
balls, each of which is a dose.
No. 426.
Drink to check Over-Purging.
Take of prepared chalk, ginger, and anise-seed, in
powder, each 1 ounce, essential oil of peppermint
15 drops, rectified spirits of wine ^ ounce. Mix thewhole in a pint and a half of warm linseed gruel,
and give it.
Another.—Take of prepared chalk 2 ounces, anise-
seed and caraway-seed, prepared, each 1 ounce,
opium ^ drachm. Mix, and give it in a pint of
linseed gruel.
No. 427.
Astringent Drink after Looseness.
If the looseness continues after the above drink
has been administered for 2 or 3 days, the following
may be given :
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Take of pomegranate-shell, in powder, and pre-
pared testaceous powder, each 1 ounce, Dover's
powders, and ginger powdered, each 2 drachms. Mix,
and give in a pint of warm gruel, and repeat twice
a day.
No. 428.
Cough Drink.
Take of Barbadoes tar, anisated balsam of sul-
phur, each 1 ounce. Incorporate them with the
yolk of an egg; then add nitre 1 ounce, ginger \
ounce, tincture of opium 1 ounce. Mix them to-
gether.
Let this drink be gradually mixed in a pint of
warm ale or linseed tea, and give it in the morning,
fasting; let the horse stand without food for 2
hours after, then give him a mash of scalded bran
and oats and warm water. Repeat every othei
morning, three or four times.
No. 429.
JPeoer-Balls for Horses.
Take of antimonial powder, tartarized antimony,
and camphor, each 1 drachm, nitre, and Castile soap,
each 2 drachms, Barbadoes aloes 2 drachms. Mix,
and beat them into a ball with syrup of buckthorn.
Let this ball be given to the horse about 2 hours
after bleeding, and in 6 hours after giving him the
ball, let him have the following
Purgative drink.—Take of Epsom salts 4 ounces,
nitre \ ounce, coarse sugar 2 tablespooufuls.
Dissolve them in a quart of gruel, then add 10
2P
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No. 433.
Restorative Balls after Jaundice.
Take of gentian and caraway-seeds, in powder,
each 8 ounces, powdered ginger, and precipitated
sulphur of antimony, each 6 drachms, Castile soap,
,1^ ounces, and honey sufficient to form into 6 balls.
One of these balls should bp given every other
day for some time.
No. 434.
Pectoral Balls for Broken Wind.
Take of Barbadoes tar, Yenice turpentine, and
Castile soap, each 2 oundes, squills in powder, 1
ounce; then add nitre 2 ounces, anise-seed andcaraway-seeds, fresh powdered, each 1 ounce ; beat
them into a mass with honey and liquorice-powder,
and divide into 10 balls.
No. 435.
Alterative Balls for Surfeit, Mange, ^c.
Take of precipitated sulphur of antimony and
gentian-root, and Socotrine aloes, each 1 ounce, in
fine powder, nitre 2 ounces, calomel and can-
tharides, in powder, each 2 drachms. Mix, and make
them into a mass of balls with honey or molasses.
Each ball to weigh 1^ ounces.
This ball will be found very useful in many dis-
eases, such as surfeit, hide-bound, mange, grease or
swelled legs, lameness of the joints, molten grease,
inflammation of the eyes, and, indeed, in all linger-
ing and obstinate diseases. One ball may be given
eveiy other morning for 2 or 3 weeks.
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No. 436.
Astringent Ball for Profuse Staling.
^fake of galls and alum, in fine powder, each 2
dtbchms ; Peruvian bark, \ ounce. Make into a ball
with honey or molasses.
It will be proper to repeat this ball every morn-
ing, and, if the disuse is obstinate, every night and
mort-ing, and continue until the urine is diminished
to abvut its natural quantity.
No. 437.
Mestoraiive Balls for Profuse Staling.
Tak^ of gentian-root, in powder, \ ounce, ginger,
powderriii, 2 drachms, alum 1 drachm, molasses
sufficient l<i make into a ball.
No. 438.
Mercurial Balls for Worms.
Take of calomel and Castile soap, each, 1 drachm,
wormseed, in powder, J ounce. Beat them into a
ball with syrup of buckthorn.
This ball should be given at night, and the follow-
ing drink or purgiug-ball the next morning :
No. 439.
Drink for Worms.
Take of Barbadoes aloes from 3 to 6 drachms, (ac-
jording to their size and strength,) wormseed and
3;entian in powder, each, | ounce, caraway-seed, in
iowder, 1 ounce ; mix, and give in a pint of strong
iecoction of wormwood, and repeat in about 4 or 5
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days ; but omit giving the mercurial ball after the
first time.
No. 440.
Purging-Ball for Worms.
Take of Barbadoes aloes 8 drachms, ginger, Cas-
tile soap, and oil of savin, each, 2 drachms, syrup of
buckthorn sufficient to rpake them into a ball.
This purge is calculated for a strong horse ; but it
may be made weaker by lessening the quantity of
aloes to 6 or 7 drachms, which is in general suffi-
cient after a mercurial ball. The horse should have
mashes, warm water, and proper exercise.
No. 441.
Stomach-Drink after the Expulsion of the Worm^.
Take of compound spirit of ammonia, and sweet
spirits of nitre, each 1 ounce, gentian-root, in powder,
IJ ounces, Peruvian bark and hicra-piera, in powder,
each, ^ ounce, horse-spice 2 ounces.
Mix the whole in 3 pints of ale, and divide into
3 parts, and give one part every morning, fasting.
- Two hours after, give him a mash and warm water.
The virtues of this drink deserve the highest recom-
mendation in restoring horses which have been
much reduced by some long-continued disease, as in
lowness of spirits, debility, and relaxation of the
solids,a
loss of appetite,and
forsuch
alsoas are
over-ridden either in the field or on the road.
No. 442.
Balls for the Staggers.
Take of James's powder 2 drachms, turmeric and
cream of tartar, each, J ounce. Make them into a
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ball, with conserve of roses or honey a sufficient
quantity.
No. 443.
Clyster for Convulsions.
Take of linseed and valerian-root, each, 4 ounces;
boil them in 3 quarts of water to 4 pints ; add Epsom
salts 4 ounces, assafcetida \ ounce, opium 2
drachms. Dissolve the whole in the above whilehot, and apply it new-milk-warm.
This is a most powerful clyster in all disorders of
the intestines that are attended with pain and con-
vulsions or spasms in those parts, such as a violent'
attack of the colic proceeding from an obstruction
of the urinary passage.
No. 444.
To cure Gripes in Horses.
This disorder goes by different names in different
districts of the country ; as fret,—from the uneasiness
attending it; hots,
—from its being thought to arise
from these animals or worms, &c. The animal looks
dull and rejects his food ; becomes restless and un-
easy, frequently pawing; voids his excrements in
small quantities, and often 'tries to stale ; looks
round, as if toward his own flank or the seat of
complaint ; soon appears to get worse, often lying
down, and sometimes suddenly rising up, or at times
trying to roll, even in the stable, &c. As the dis-
order goes on, the pain becomes more violent ; he
appears more restless still, kicks at his belly, groans,
rolls often, or tumbles about, with other marks of
great agitation; becomes feverish, and has a cold
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No. 445.
Draught for the same. No. 2.
Take of Venice turpentine 1 ounce, beat it up
with the yolk of an egg, and then add of pepper-
mint-water, or even of common water, if the other is
not at hand, 1^ pints and 2 ounces of whiskey or
gin. This will serve for one dose.
Another.—Take of table-beer, a little warmed, 1^
pints, common pepper, or powdered ginger, 1 tea-
spoonful;gin, whiskey or rum, from 2 to 4 ounces
or from 1 to 2 glassfuls : these mix together for one
dose.
Another.—Oil of turpentine 1 ounce, and water-
gruel 1^ pints, mixed, for a dose.
These aiul tlio like prfparations may be given,
either out of a bottle or drench-honi, one or two
persons raising and keeping properly up the horse's
head, while another, who administers the medicine,
pulls out, and a little aside, the tongue, with his left
hand, and with the other pours in the draught.
No. 446.
Further Treatment.
Cordial drenches of the kinds recommended, with
the clyster, will have the effect, in ordinary cases, to
relieve the disorder. But should this not be the case,
after waiting an hour or two, (longer or shorter ac-
cording to the severity of the ailment, or the period
since its commencement,) then the medicine should
be repeated, but in a less dose than at first,—^perhaps
one-half or two-thirds of the former quantity. The
horse should be occasionally walked out, properly
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covered witli cloths, lest the chill air bring on shi-
vering and give "rise to feverishness ; and his belly
should be now and then rubbed a considerable time
at once, 5 or 10 minutes, but with intervals of rest,
so that it may have time to stale or dung. If the
disorder does not yield to these remedies, then
otlaers must be employed of a more active nature.
Some persons recommend castor-oil, in the propor-
tion of half a pint to a pint, with an ounce or two
of laudanum or' tincture of opium, mixed with
water-gruel in the quantity of a pint or rather less.
In case the horse has lain down, and continued so
for some time, and is covered with sweat, when he
rises, two or more persons should be employed to
rub him dry; and he should also be kept Well
clothed. The stable should be airy, moderately
cool, and his place in it roomy and well littered, to
keep him from hurting himself should he roll about.
No. 447.
White's Ballfor Gripes.
Draughts of liquid medicine operate more speedily
than any other form ; but, as the disorder may attack
a horse during a journey, where such cannot readily
be procured, Mr. White has given a receipt for a ball
for the convenience of those who travel; and if it bewrapped up closely in a piece of bladder, it may be
kept a considerable time without losing its power.
The ball is composed of the following ingredients,
viz. : Castile soap, 3 drachms ; camphor, 2 drachms
ginger, 1^ drachms ; and Venice turpentine, 6
drachms : to be made into a ball for one dose.
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In speaking of the medicines for gripes, or tiie
flatulent colic, sometimes termed fret, Mr. White
mentions, "Domestic remedies may be employed
when proper medicines cannot be procured in time.
For this purpose a draught may be readily made up
of a pint of strong peppermint-water, with about 4
ounces of gin, and any kind of spice."
Another.—A pint of Port wine, with spice or
ginger.
Another.—Half a pint of gin diluted with 4
ounces water, and a little ginger.
Another.—Take of Epsom salts, 6 ounces ; Castile
soap, sliced, 2 ounces. Dissolve them in IJ pints
warm gruel ; then add tingture of opium, J ounce
oil ofjumper, 2 drachms. Mix, and give them new-milk-warm.
This drink maybe repeated every 4 or 5 hours,
till the symptoms begin, to abate.
No. 450.
The same when on a Journey.
Take tincture of opium, and oil of juniper, each,
2 drachms ; sweet spirits of nitre, tincture of benzoin,
and aromatic spirit of ammonia, each \ ounce. Mix
them together in a bottle for one drink, and give it
in a pint of warm gruel.
For the colic, flatulency, and colicky pams of the
intestines, this drink will be found a valuable
cordial.
Another.—The complaint may De removed by
warm beer and ginger, or a cordia. ball mixed with
warm beer.
It is necessary to repeat the caution given respect-
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iron pot, and make up into balls of the qize of a
nutmeg.
Another.—Take nitre, 3 pounds ; rosin, 3 pounds
soap, 1\ pounds; juniper-berries, 1 pound; oil of
juniper, 1^ ounces.
To be made up into balls, of the common size,
with spirits of turpentine.
No. 453.
Remedy for Lameness in Horses.
Mr. Sewell, of the Veterinary College, s.tated ms
having discovered a method of curing horses which
are lame in the forefeet. It occurred to him that
this lameness might originate in the nerves of the
foot, near the hoof; and in consequence he imme-
diately amputated about an inch of the diseased
nerve,—taking the usual precaution of guarding the
arteries and passing ligatures, &c. By this means
the animal was instantly relieved from pain, and the
lameness perfectly cured.
No. 454.
To Cure the Thrush in Horses' Feet.
Simmer over the fire, till it turns brown, equal
parts of honey, vinegar, and verdigris, and apply it
with a feather or brush occasionally to the feet.
The horse at the same time should stand hard, andall soft dung and straw' be removed.
No. 455.
Ointment for Mange.
Take common turpentine, 1 pound; quicksilver,
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4 ounces ; hog's lard, ^ pound ; flour of sulphur, 4
ounces ; train-oil, ^ pint.
Grind the quicksilver with the turpentine, in a
marble mortar, for 5 or 6 hours, until it completely
disappears ; and add a little oil of turpentine to make
it rub easier ; then add the remainder, and work them
all well together till united.
This ointment must be well rubbed on every part
affected, in the open air, if the sun shine and the
weather be warm ; but, if it be winter, take the horse
to a blacksmith's shop, where a large bar of iron
must be heated, and held at a proper distance over
him, to warm the ointment.
No. 456.Liniment for the Mange.
Take white precipitate, 2 ounces; strong mer
curial ointment, 2 ounces ; sulphur of vivum, 1
pound ; flour of sulphur, \ pound ; rape-oil, 2 quarts.
First grind the white precipitate in a little oil;
afterwards add the remainder,taking care that they
are well mixed.
This liniment must be well rubbed in with a hard
brush, in the open air, provided the day be fine and
the weather warm. If the horse draws in a team,
the inside of the collar must be washed, or the in-
side of the saddle, if a saddle-horse ; for the disease
is highly contagious.
No. 457.
Eye- Water. No. 2.
Take camphor, 2 drachms, dissolved in 2 ounces
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rectified spirits of wine ; Gould's extract, 1 ounce
rose-water, 1 quart. Shake all together in a bottle
for use.
Let the eye and the eyelids be well bathed 3 or 4
times a day with a clean linen rag dipped in the
eye-water.
No. 458.
F<yr Inflammation of the Lungs.
Take white antimonial powder, 2 drachms; pre-
pared kali, ^ ounce ; Castile soap, 2 drachms ; aro-
matic confection,Jounce. Beat them into a ball.
This ball must be given to the horse as soon as it
can be prepared, after he has been bled ; and con-
tinue it 2 or 3 times a day as long as the inflamma-
tion continues. About six hours after, give him a
purging drink, and repeat it every night and morn
ing until a passage is obtained, or the bowels are
sufficiently opened.
No. 459.
Embrocation for Sprains.
Take of soap-liniment and camphorated spirits of
wine, of each 8 ounces, and oil of turpentine, ^ounce. Mix, and shake when used.
This evaporating and discutient embrocation is
well calculated to remove pain and inflammation,
which is generally eflfected in the course of a fort-
night or three weeks. During that time the horse
should not be allowed to go out of the stable or
farm-yard.
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No. 460.
Bracing Mixture for Sprains.
After the above embrocation the following bracing
Tulxture must be rubbed on the part once a day.
Take of Egyptiacum, 2 ounces ; oil of turpentine,
1 ounce. Shake well together; then add cam-
phorated spirits of wine and compound tincture of
benzoin, each 1 ounce, and vinegar, 11 ounces. Mix,
and shake well together every time it is used.
No. 461.
JPaste to stop Bleeding.
Take of fresh nettles, 1 handful, and bruise them
in a mortar. Add blue vitriol, in powder, 4 ounces;
wheat flour, 2 ounces ; wine vinegar, J ounce ; oil of
vitriol, ^ ounce. Beat them all together into a pasta
Let the wound be filled up with this paste, and a
proper pledget of tow laid over the mouth, in order
to prevent it from falling out, and then bandage it
on with a strong roller. This dressing must remain
on the wound 10 or 12 hours.
No. 462.
Ointment for Scratched Heels.
Take of hog's lard, 1 pound ; white lead, 4 ounces
alum, in fine powder, 2 ounces ; white vitriol, 1 ounce
Bugar of lead, ^ ounce ; olive-oil, 3 ounces.
G-rind all the powders in a marble mortar with
the oil, or on a marble slab ; then add the lard, and
work the whole together till united.
This is a neat composition, and very proper to
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keep in the stable during the winter. It will not
only be found useful for greasy and scratched heels,
but also for stubs and treads of every description, Asmall quantity must be rubbed on the part affected
every night and morning, in slight cases; out in
treads, or wounds upon the heels, it will be best to
spread the ointment on pledgets of tow and secure
them with bandages.
No. 463.
Astringent Embrocation for Strains in different parts.
Take of camphor, 2 drachms, dissolved in \ ounce
strong rectified spirits of wine ; niire, 1 ounce, dis-
solved in ^ pint wine vinegar ; spirits of turpentine,
4 ounces ; white lead, or Armenian bole, in powder,^
ounce ; aqua-fortis, 1 ounce. Mix, and shake them
all together in a bottle for use.
No. 464.
Mixture for Canker in the Mouth.
Take of wine vinegar, J pint; burnt alum andcommon salt, each 1 ounce; Armenian bole, ^
ounce. Mix, and shake them together in a bottle
for use.
It will be proper to dress the horse's mouth with
this mixture, every morning and evening, in the fol-
lowing manner :
Take a small cane, or a piece of whalebone, half a
yard long, and tie a linen rag, or a little tow, round
one end ; then dip it into the mixture, pass it up his
mouth, and gently remove it to all the affected parts.
Let him chainp it well about in his mouth; after
which let him fast an hour, then give food as usual.
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No. 465.
Distemper among Cattle.
Examine your cow's mouth, thougli she appears
very well ; and if you find any pimple in it, or on
the tongue, or if you perceive any within the skin
ready to come out, immediately house her, keep her
warm, and give her warm tar-water. To a large
heast give 1 gallon ; to a small one, 3 quarts.Give
it four times every day, but not every time the quan-
tity you first gave. Lessen the dose by degrees, but
never give less than 2 quarts to a large beast, nor
less than 3 pints to a small one ; and house her
every night for some time, and give her warm gruel
a id malt mash.
No. 466.
To make Tar - Water for Cows.
Take 1 quart tar, put to it 4 quarts water, and
stir it very well 10 or 12 minutes ; let it stand a
little while, and then pour it off for use. You must
not put water to the same tar more than twice. Letthe first dose be made of fresh tar. Continue to
give it till the beast is well. Don't let her go too
soon abroad.
No. 467.
For the Garget in Cows.
This disorder is very frequent in cows after ceasing
to be milked ; it affects the glands of the udder with
hard swellings, and often arises from the animal not
being clean milked. It may be removed by anoint-
ing the part three times a day with a little ointment
composed of camphor and blue ointment. Half a
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drachm or more of calomel may be given in warm
beer, from a horn or bottle, for three or four morn-
ings, if the disorder is violent.
No. 468.
To cure the Med Water in Cattle.
Take 1 ounce Armenian bole, \ ounce dragon's
blood, 2 ounces Castile soap, and 1 drachm rock-
alum. Dissolve these in a quart of hot ale or beer,
and let it stand until it is blood-warm. Give this as
one dose, and, if it should have the desired eftect,
give the same quantity in about 12 hours after. This
is an excellent medicine for changing the water, and
acts as a purgative. Every farmer that keeps anynumber of cattle should always have doses of it by
him.
No. 469.
To cure the Scouring in Cattle.
The following composition has been found to suc-
ceed in many cases which were apparently drawing
to a fatal termination :
Take of powdered rhubarb, 2 drachms; castor-oil,
1 ounce; kali, prepared, 1 teaspoonful.
Mix well together in a pint of warm milk. If the
first dose does not answer, repeat it in 36 hours. If
the calf will suck, it will be proper to allow him to
do it.
No. 470.
Cure for Cattle Swelled with Green Food.
When any of your cattle happen, to get swelled
withan overfeed of clover, frosty turnips, or
such
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like, instead of the usual method of stabbing in the
side,apply a dose of train-oil, which, after repeated
trials, has been found to prove successful. The
quantity of oil must vary according to the age or size
of the animal. For a grown-up beast, of an ordinary
size, the quantity recommended is about an English
pint, which must be administered to the animal with
a bottle, taking care at the same time to rub the
stomach well, in order to make it go down. After
receiving this medicine, it must be made to walk
about until such time as the swelling begins to sub-
side.
No. 471.
To cure Measles in Swine.
It sometimes happens, though seldom, that swine
have the measles. While they are in this state their
iiesh is very unwholesome food. This disorder is
not easily discovered while the animal is alive, and
can only be known by its not thriving or fattening
as others. After the animal is killed and cut up, its
fat is full of little kernels, about the size of the roe
or eggs of a salmon. When' this is the case, put
into the food of each hog, once or twice a week, as
much crude pounded antimony as will lie on a shil-
ling. This is very proper for any feeding swine,
even though they have no disorder. A small quan-tity of the flour of brimstone, also, may be given
among their food when they are not thriving, which
will be found of great service to them. But the best
method of preventing disorders in swine is to keep
their sties perfectly clean and dry, and allow them
air, exercise, and plenty of clean straw.
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No. 472.
Bwpture in Swine.
Where a number of swine are bred, it -vnll fre-
quently happen that some of the pigs will have what
is called a "rupture," i.e. a hole broken in the rim
of the belly, where part of the guts comes out and
lodges betwixt the rim of the belly and the skin,
having an appearance similar to swelling in the tes-
ticles. The male pigs are more liable to this dis-
order than the females. It is cured by the following
means :
Geld the pig affected, and cause it to be held up
with its head downward. Flay back the skin from
the swollen place, and, from the situation in whichthe pig is held, the guts will naturally return to their
proper place. Sew up the hole with a needle, which
must have a square point, and also a bend in it, aa
the disease often happens between the hind-legs,
where a straight needle cannot be used. After this
is done, replace the skin that was flayed back, and
sew it up, when the operation is finished. The pig
should not have much food for a few days after the
operation, until the wound begins to heal.
No. 473.
Qure for the Foot-Hoi in Sheep. No. 1.
Take a piece of alum, a piece of green vitriol, and
some white mercury,—the alum must be in the
largest proportion; dissolve them in water, and
after the hoof is pared anoint it with a feather, and
bind on a rag over all the foot. °*
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No. 474.
Another Cure for Foot-Rot in Sheep. No. 2.
Pouud some green vitriol fine, and apply a little
ot" it to the part of the foot affected, binding a rag
over the foot, as above. Let the sheep be kept in
the house a few hours after this is done, and then
turn them out to a dry pasture. This is the most
common way of curing the foot-rot.
No. 475.
Another Cure for Foot-Hot in Sheep. No. 3.
Some anoint the part with a feather dipped in aqua-
fortis or weak nitrous acid, which dries it at once.
Many drovers that take sheep to market carry a
little bottle of this with them, which, by applying
to the foot with a feather, helps a lame sheep by
hardening its hoof, and enabling it to travel better.
Some may think aqua-fortis of too hot a nature
but such a desperate disorder requires an active cure,
which, no doubt, is always to be used cautiously.Another.—Spread some slaked quick-lime over a
nouse-floor pretty thick, pare the sheep's feet well,
and then turn them into this house, where they may
remain for a few hours ; after which, turn them into
a dry pasture. This treatment may be repeated 2
or 3 times, always observing to keep the house clean,
and adding a little more quick-lime before putting
them in.
The feet must be often dressed, and the sheep
kept as much as possible on dry land. Those
animals that are diseased should be kept separate
from the flock, as the disorder is very infectious.
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No. 476.
Prevention and Cure of the Foot-Mot in Sheep.
On suspected ground, constant and careful ex-
amination ought to take place ; and when any fis-
sures or cracks, attended with heat, make their ap-
pearance, apply oil of turpentine and common
brandy. This in general produces a very beneficial
effect ; but where the disease has been long seated,
and becomes in a manner confirmed, after cleaning
the foot and paring away the infected parts, recourse
is had to caustics, of which the best seems to be sul-
phuric acid and the nitrate of mercury. After this,
pledgets are applied, the foot bound up, and theanimal kept in a clean dry situation until its re-
covery is effected.
But it often happens, where the malady is in-
vetprate, that the disease refuses to yield to any oi
all of the above prescriptions.
The following mode of treatment, however, if
carefully attended to, may be depended upon as a
certain cure. "Whenever the disease makes its
appearance, let the foot be carefully examined, and
the diseased part well washed, and pared aa nigh as
possible not to make it bleed; and let the floor of
the house where the sheep are confined be strewn 3
or 4 inches thick with quick-lime hot from the kiln
and the sheep, after having their feet dressed in the
manner above described, to stand in it during the
space of 6 or 7 hours.
In all cases, it is of great importance that the
animal be afterwards exposed only to a moderate
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temperature, be invigorated with proper food, and
kept in clean, easy, dry pasture ; and the disease
will be efl'ectually remedied in the course of a fewdays.
No. 477.
To cure the Scab in Sheep.
Take 1 pound quicksilver, \ pound Venice tur-
pentine, 2 pounds hog's lard, and \ pound oil or
spirits of turpentine. A greater or less quantity
than this may be mixed up, in the same proportion,
according to the number of sheep affected. Put the
quicksilver and Venice turpentine into a mortar or
small pan, and beat together until not a particle of
the quicksilver can be discerned;
put in the oil, or
spirits of turpentine, with the hog's lard, and work
them well together until made into an ointment.
The parts of the sheep affected must be rubbed With
a piece of this salve, about the size of a nut, or rather
less. When the whole flock is affected, the shep-
herd must be careful in noticing those that show any
symptoms of the disorder, by looking back and
offering to bite or scratch the spot ; and if affected,
he must immediately apply the ointment, as it ia
only by paying early and particular attention that a
flock can be cured.
No. 478.
To destroy Maggots in Sheep.
Mix with 1 quart spring-water a tablespoonful
spirits of tui-pentine, and as much of the sublimate
powder as will lie upon a shilling. Shake them well
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together, and cork it up in a bottle, with a quill
through the cork, so that the liquid may come out
of the bottle in small quantities at once. The bottle
must always be well shaken when it is to be used.
When the spot is observed where the maggots are,
do not disturb them, but pour a little of the mixture
upon the spot, as much as will wet the wool and the
maggots. In a few minutes after the liquor is ap-
plied, the maggots will all creep to the top of the
wool, and in a short time drop oft' dead. The sheep
must, however, be inspected next day, and if any of
the maggots remain undestroyed, shake them oftj or
touch them with a little more of the mixture.
No. 479.
To cure Soven or Blown hi Cattle.
This complaint is in general occasioned by the
animal feeding for a considerable time upon rich,
succulent food, so that the stomach becomes over-
charged, and they, through their greediness to eat,
forget to lie down to ruminate or chew their cud.
Thus the' paunch, or first stomach, is rendered incsi-
pable of expelling its contents ; a concoction and
fermentation take place in the stomach, by which a
large quantity ofconfined air is formed in the part that
extends nearly to the anus, and, for want of vent at
that part, causes the animal to swell even to a state
of suffocation, or a rupture of some part of the
stomach or intestines ensues. As sudden death is
the consequence of this, the greatest caution is
necessary in turning cattle into a fresh pasture, if
the bite of g^rass be considerable ; nor should they
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be suffered to stop too long at a time in sucli pas-
ture before they are removed into a fold-yard, or
some close where there is but little to eat, in order
that the organs of rumination and digestion mayhave time to discharge their functions. If this be
attended to several times, it will take away that
greediness of disposition, and prevent this distressing
complaint.
Treatment.
—As soon as the beast is discovered to
be either hoven or blown, by eating too great a
quantity of succulent grasses, let a purging-drink be
given : this will, for the most part, check fermenta-
tion in the stomach, and in a very short time force
a passage through the intestines.
No. 480.
Purging-Drinks.
Take of Glauber's salts, 1 pound;ginger, in pow
der, 2 ounces ; molasses, 4 ounces. Put all the in-
gredients into a pitcher, and pour 3 pints of boiling
water upon them. "When new-milk-warm, give the
whole for one dose.
Another.—Take of Epsom salts, 1 pound; anise-
seed and ginger, in powder, each, 2 ounces ; molasses,
4 ounces. Let this be given in the same manner as
the preceding.
In most cases these drinks will be sufficient to
purge a full-grown animal of this kind. By strict
attention to the above method of application, a fever
may be prevented, and the animal speedily restored.
If the fever continues after the intestines have
been evacuated, (which is seldom the case,) it will be
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proijer to take some blood from the animal ; and the
quantity must be regulated according to the disease
and habit of body.
No. 481.
To cure the Fellows, or Jaundice, in Neat Cattle.
As soon as this disease makes its first appearance,
it may, for the most part, be removed by adminis-tering the following drinks.
Reduce to powder cumin-seeds, anise-seed, ana
turmeric-root, each, 2 ounces; grains of paradise
and salt of tartar, each, 1 ounce.
Now slice 1 ounce Castile soap, and mix it with 2
ounces molasses;put the whole into a pitcher; then
pour a quart of boiling ale upon the ingredients, and
cover them down till new-milk-warm ; then give the
drink. It will often be proper to repeat this 2 or 3
times every other day, or oftener, if required. If
the beast be in good condition, take away from 2 to
3 quarts of blood ; but the animal should not be
turned out after bleeding that day, not at night, butthe morning following it may go to its pasture as
usual. After this has had the desired effect, let the
following be given.
Take of balsam copaiva, 1 ounce ; salt of tartar, 1
ounce ; Castile soap, 2 ounces. Beat them together
in a marble mortar ; and add valerian-root, in pow-
der, 2 ounces; ginger-root and Peruvian bark, in
powder, each, 1 ounce ; molasses, 2 ounces. Mix, for
1 drink. Let this drink be given in a quart of
warm gruel, and repeated, if necessary, every other
day. It will be proper to keep the body sufficiently
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upen through every stage of the disease ; for, if cos-
tiveness be permitted, the fever will increase ; and,
if not timely removed, the disorder will terminatefatally.
No. 482.
Frenzy, or Inflammation of the Brain,
Is sometimes occasioned by wounds or contusions
in the head, that are attended with violent inflamma-
tions of the vessels, and, if not speedily relieved,
may terminate in a gangrene or a mortification,
which is very often the case, and that in a few days.
No. 483.
Method of Cure.
In the cure of this disease, the following method
must be attended to. First, lessen the quantity of
blood by frequent bleeding, which may be repeated
, daily, if required, and by which the great efflux of
blood upon the temporal arteries will be lessened
and much retarded. The following purgative
drink will be found suitable for this disease, and
likewise for most fevers of an inflammatory nature.
Take of Glauber's salts, 1 pound ; tartarized anti-
mony, 1 drachm ; camphor, 2 drachms ; molasses, 4
ounces.Mix, and put the whole into a pitcher, and pour
3 pints of boiling water upon them. "When new-
milk-warm, add laudanum, J ounce, and give it all
for one dose. This drink will in general operate
briskly in the space of 20 or 30 hours ; if not, let
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one-half of the quantity be given to "the beast every
night {
taiued.
night and morning, until the desired effect be ob-
No. 484.
Paunchim^.
This is a method frequently resorted to in dan-
gerous cases. The operation is performed in the
following manner:Take a sharp penknife and gently introduce it
into the paunch between the haunch-bone and the
last rib on the left side. This will instantly give
vent to a large quantity of fetid air; a small tube of
a sufficient length may then be introduced into the
wound, and remain until the air is sufficiently
evacuated; afterward take out the tube and lay a
pitch-plaster over the orifice. Wounds of this kind
are seldom attended with danger; where it has
arisen, it has been occasioned by the injudicious
operator introducing his knife into a wrong part.
After the wind is expelled and the body has been
reduced to its natural state, give the following :
Cordial Drink.—Take anise-seed, diapente, and ele-
campane, in powder, each 2 ounces ; tincture of rhu-
barb, 2 ounces; sweet spirits of nitre, 1 ounce;
treacle, 4 tablespoonfuls. Mix, and give it ip a
quart of warm ale or gruel. This drink may be
repeatedevery
other day for two or three times.Another.—Take anise-seed, grains of paradise, and
cumin-seed, each 2 ounces, in powder; spirits of
turpentine, 2 tablespoonfuls ; sweet spirits of nitre,
1 ounce ; treacle, 2 tablespoonfuls. Mix, and give
them in a quart of warm ale or gruel. This may be
repeated once a day for two or three times.
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No. 485.
Cure for Sore Backs ofHorses.
The best method of curing sore backs is to dis-
solve half an ounce of blue vitriol in a pint of water,
and daub the injured parts with it four or five times
a day.
No. 486.
An Infallible Lotion for Blows, Bruises, and Sprains
in Horses.
Take of spirits of wine, 8 ounces ; dissolve 1 ounce
of camphor first in the spirits of wine ; then add 1
ounce oil of turpentine, 1 ounce spirit of sal-ammo-
niac. J ounce oil of origanum, and 1 large table-
spoonful of liquid laudanum. It must be well
rubbed in with the hand, for full a quarter of an
hour, every time it is used, which must be four times
a day. You will be astonished at its efficacy when
you try it.
No. 487.
To make a Horse drink freely.
A horse has a very sweet tooth when he is unwell
and will not drink freely. Mix molasses and coarse
brown sugar in the water : he will then drink freely.
No. 488.
How to construct a Battery for Gilding and Silver-
Plating.
Ist. Make five copper cylinders or cups, 4 inches
in diameter and 4 inches high, with copper sockets
soldered to the top, to receive the conducting-wiree.
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2d. Construct 5 sheepskin cups, of the same height
as the copper ones and 3|- inches in diameter. Setthem inside the copper cups.
3d. Make 5 zinc cylinders, 4J inches high and 2J
inches in diameter, open at each end, and place them
inside the sheepskin cups, with copper sockets at-
tached to them, as with the copper cups.
4th. After placing the cups thus formed in a con-
venient position, connect them together with copper
wires, as follows :—The first copper cylinder with the
second zinc ; the second copper with the third zinc
the third copper with the fourth zinc ; and the fourth
copper with the fifth zinc ; observing always to con
nect the copper with the zinc.
How to charge the Battery.—Fill the cups within
about half an inch of the top with water; then put 1
teaspoonful of Glauber's salts into each of the sheep-
skin cups, between the zinc and sheepskin ; then
put 1 teaspoonful of blue vitriol into each of the
copper cups, which, when dissolved, will charge the
battery for some days. Introduce the conducting-
wires, and it is ready for action.
To 'pre'pare the QoUL Solution.—Dissolve the gold in
two parts of muriatic acid with one of nitric acid.
Then evaporate it to dryness, and redissolve the
powder in the proportion of 1 gill of pure water to
1 pennyweight of gold. Boil it a few minutes, and
then add J ounce prussiate of potash : boil it 5 or 10
minutes. Let it cool and settle; then pour it off,
and it is ready for use.
N.B.—^Dissolve silver in nitric acid, and pursue
the same process as with the gold. Prepare a
solution by dissolving 1 ounce prussiate of potash in
1 quart water. Put a suflicient quantity of it in a
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bowl or other earthen vessel, and add to it the gold
solution. Bend the conducting wires so that the two
^poles will be immersed in the solution. Attach a
small piece of gold or platina to the positive pole or
conducting-wire which is attached to the copper
cups, and place the pieces to be gilted on the nega-
tive or the one proceeding from the zinc cup.
No. 489.
Galvanism Simplified.—Silver-Plating Fluid.
Dissolve 1 ounce nitrate of silver, in crystal, in 12
ounces soft water. Then dissolve in the water 2
ounces cyanuret of potash. Shake the whole to-
gether, and let it stand till it becomes clear. Have
ready some half-ounce vials, and fill them half full
of Paris white, or fine whiting; then fill up the
bottles with the liquid, and it is ready for use. The
whiting does not increase the coating-powder; it
only helps to clean the articles, and to save the
silver-fluid by the bottles.
No. 490.
Silver Solution for Plating Copper, Brass, and German
Silver.
Cut into small pieces a twenty-five-cent-piece, and
put it into an earthen vessel with | ounce of nitric,
acid. Put the vessel into warm water, uncovered,
until it dissolves. Add J gill of water and 1 tea-
spoonful of fine salt: let it settle. Drain oft" and
repeat, adding water to the sediment until the acid
taste is all out of the water. Add, finally, about a
pint of water to the sediment and 4 scruples cyanide
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of potassa, and all is ready. Put' in bottom of so
iution a piece of zinc about 2 inches long, 1 wide,and ^ in thickness. After cleaning, immerse the
article to be plated in the solution about half a
minute, letting it rest on the zinc. Wipe off with a
dry cloth and repeat once. Polish with buckskin.
Thickness of plate can be increased by repeating.
No. 491.
Gilding the Edges of Paper.
The edges of the leaves of books ^nd letter-paper
• are gilded while in a horizontal position in the book-
binder's press, by first applying a composition formed
of four parts of Armenian bole and one of candiedsugar, ground together with water to a proper con-
sistence, and laid on by a brush with the white of an
eg^. This coating, when nearly dry, is smoothed
by the burnisher. It is then slightly moistened by
a sponge dipped in clean water and squeezed in the
hand. The gold-leaf is now taken up on a piece of
cotton from the leather cushion and applied on the
moistened surface. When dry, it is to be burnished,
by rubbing the burnisher over it repeatedly from end
to end, taking care not to wound the surface by the
point.
No. 492.
To Silver by Heat.
Dissolve 1 ounce pure silver in aqua-fortis, and
precipitate it with common salt; to which add ^
pound sal-ammoniac, sjmdever, and white vitriol,
and + ounce sublimate.
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Or dissolve 1 ounce pure silver in aqua-fortis and
precipitate it vrith common salt ; and add, after wash-
ing, 6 ounces common salt, 3 ounces eachof
san-
dever and white vitriol, and J ounce of sublimate.
These are to be ground into a paste," upon a fine
stone, with a muUer. The substance to be silvered
must be rubbed over with a sufficient quantity of the
paste and exposed to a proper degree of heat. Whenthe silver runs, it ia taken from the fire and dipped
into weak spirits of salts, to clean it.
No. 493.
A method of Washing occujpying one how.
Have a preparation made from 2 tablespoonfuls
alcohol, 2 tablespoonfuls turpentine, J pound brown
soap, cut fine and mixed in 1 quart hot water. Pour
the same into a large tub of boiling water, and allow
the clothes to soak for 20 minutes. Then take them
out and put them in a tub of clean cold water for 20
minutes. Afterward boil them in a like quantity of
the above preparation for 20 minutes, and rinse in
cold water.
Isr.B.—In using the above method of washing, all
fine clothes should be gone through with first, as
coloured, very dirty, or greasy clothes ought not to
be boiled with those of finer fabric and containing
less dirt, as the water in which they are boiled must
of course partake more or less of its contents. The
same water that has been used for thefiner clothes
will likewise do for the coarse and coloured. Should
the wristbands of the shirts be very dirty, a little
soap may be previously rubbed on.
The above is a very excellent receipt, and may be
confided in as particularly efiective in labour-saving.
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No. 494.
Another Washing-Receipt.
Take 1 pint alcohol, 1 pint spirits of turpentine,
and 2 quarts strong soda-water. Manage the clothes
as above directed.
Another very good Receipt.—Take 1 pound hard
soap, (for 4 dozen clothes,) 7 teaspoonfuls spirits of
turpentine, 5 teaspoonfuls hartshorn, and 5 teaspoon-
fuls vinegar.
Directions.—Dissolve the soap in hot water ; mix
the ingredients. Then divide the mixture in two
parts;put half in the water with the clothes over-,
night ; next morning wring them out. Put them to
boil in 5 or 6 gallons of water, and add the rest
of the mixture ; boil 30 minutes, and rinse out
thoroughly in cold water ; blue them, and hang out
to dry.
This receipt has been found to answer a very
valuable purpose, and is worthy of trial.
No. 495.
How to cure the Lockjaw.
The "IsTew York Observer" says :—A young lady
ran a rusty nail into her foot recently. The injury
produced loclqaw of such a malignant character that
her physicia,ns pronounced her recovery hopeless.
An old nurse took her in hand, and applied pounded
beet-roots to her foot, removing them as often as
they became dry. The result was a most complete
and astounding cure. Such a simple remedy should
be borne i/i mind.
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No. 496.
A Itemedy for Bheumatism, ^c. No. 4.
Take 1 raw egg well beaten, | pint vinegar,
1 ounce spirits of turpentine, J ounce camphor.
These ingredients to be beaten well together, then
put in a bottle and shaken for 10 minutes, after
which, to be corked down tightly to exclude the
air. In half an hour it is fit for use.
Directions.
—To be well rubbed in, 2, 3, or 4 timesa day. For rheumatism in the head, to be rubbed
at the back of the neck and behind the ears.
No. 497.
Cure for Rheumatic Gout. No. 1.
Take J ounce nitre, ^ ounce sulphur, | ounce
flour of mustard, \ ounce Turkey rhubarb, and 2
drachms powdered gum guaiacum. Mix. A tea-
spoonful to be taken every other night for three
nights, and omit three nights, in a wineglassful of
cold water,.—water which has been well boiled.
No. 498.
Ointmentfar Piles. No. 2.
Take ofhog's lard, 4 ounces ; camphor, 2 drachms
powdered galls, 1 ounce ; laudanum, J ounce. Mix,
and make an ointment. To be applied every night,
at bedtime.
No. 499.
Mow to make Tomato Catsup. No. 1.
Take 1 bushel tomatoes, and boil them until they
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are soft; squeeze them through a fine wire sieve, and
add J gallon vinegar, Ij pints salt, 2 ounces cloves,
i pound allspice, 3 ounces cayenne pepper, 3 tahle-
spoonfuls black pepper, and 5 heads garlic, skinned
and separated. Mix together, and boil about 3
hours, or until reduced to about one-half; then bottle
without straining.
No. 500.
JTow to preserve Fruit.
A number of persons who have been putting up
fruit in "air-tight cans" have stated to us that they
are losing large quantities of it by fermentation,
and inquire of us the cause of the difficulty. This
we cannot easily explain without first seeing the
cans. The cause may be in the imperfect manner
of scalding and putting up the fruit; or it may
arise from the defective form in which the cans are
made.
If the cans are properly constructed, it only
remains to scald the fruit sufficiently, and to fill thecans so near the top as to leave the least possible
amount of air in them, taking care that the moisture
does not rise into the channel formed for the sealing-
material, an^ to close the cans while scalding hot.
To do this, as we before stated, the most expeditious
and sure method is to first scald the fruit in a kettle,
fill the cans, and set them into a vessel of boiling
water, there to remain until the sealing is com-
pleted. Louisville Journal.
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No. 501.
Another method of preserving Fruits and Vegetables.
A great deal of mystery has been made of this
simple matter, and it is generally supposed that the
process is known only to the initiated.
"With a good air-tight can, the simple agent in
the work is heat; and it is only necessary to know
what degree of heat is required, and how to apply it.
The common mode is to fill the can with the fruit,
and set it in a vessel of boiling water, letting it
remain until the fruit is thoroughly heated through,
—say from a half to three-quarters of an hour, and
then seal up. This mode is objectionable, on ac-
count of the time required and shrinkage of the
fruit, leaving the can but about two-thirds full, by
which the use of one-third (or four cans of every
dozen) is lost.
The. most convenient, certain, and expeditious
method is to prepare fruit, either with or without
sugar, as if for immediate use, put it in a preserving-
kettle or open vessel, (with a small quantity of water
when necessary to prevent scorching,) and let it
remain over the fire until it comes to the boiling-
point ; then fill the can, and seal it up immediately.
Directionfor sealing.—^Fill one can at a time with
the boiling fruit, put on the cap, press it to its place,
until you fill the groove around it with the melted
composition;pour a little cold water on the top of
the can to chill the wax; then set the can in cold
water, and let it remain until cool : when taken out,
hold it to the ear, and, if there be any imperfection
in the can, the air will be heard forcing itself in.
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No. 502.
Another way to make Tomato Catsup. No. 2.
To ^ bushel skinned tomatoes, add 1 quart good
vinegar, 1 pound salt, J pound black pepper, 2
ounces African cayenne, J pound allspice, 6 onions,
1 ounce cloves, and 2 pounds brown sugar. Boil
this mass for 3 hours, constantly stirring, it to keep
it from burning.
Whencool, strain it through a
fine sieve or coarse cloth, and bottle it for use.
Many persons omit the vinegar in this preparation
No. 503.
JIow to make Cucumber Catsup.
Take 3 dozens full-grown cucumbers and 8 white
onions. Peel the onions and cucumbers, and then
chop them as fine as possible. Sprinkle on |
pint fine salt;put the whole in a sieve, and let it
drain 12 hours ; then take a teacupful of mustard-
seed, J teacupful ground black pepper, and mix
them well witth the cucumbers and onions. Put
the whole into a stone jar with the strongest vine-
gar ; close it up tightly for 3 da3's, and it is fit for
use. It will keep for years.
No. 504.
How to destroy a Foul Smdl.
Dissolve 1 pound copperas (green) in 1 quart
water, and pour down a privy, will efiectually con-
centrate and destroy the foulest smells. For water-
closets aboard ships and steamboats, about hotels
and other public places, there is nothing so nice to
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cleanse places as simple green copperas dissolved,
under the bed, in any thing that will hold water,
and thus render a hospital, or other places for the
sick, free from unpleasant smells. For butchers'
stalls, fish-markets, slaughter-houses, sinks, and
wherever there are offensive putrid gases, dissolve
copperas and sprinkle it about, and in a few days
the smell will pass away. If a cat, rat, or mouse
dies about the house, and sends forth an offensive
gas, place some dissolved copperas in an open vessel
near the place where the nuisance is, and it wili
soon purify the atmosphere.
No. 505.
Dirediovs for waking good Canr/Jrxfrnm Lard.
For 12 pounds lard, take 1 pound saltpetre, and 1
pound alum ; mix and pulverize them ; dissolve the
saltpetre and alum in a gill of boiling water; pour
the compound into the lard before it is quite all
melted; stir the whole until it boils; skim oft" what
rises ; let it
simmeruntil
the wateris boiled out,
oruntil it ceases to throw off steam
;pour off the lard
as soon as it is done, and clean the boiler while it
is hot. If the candles are to be run, you may com-
mence immediately; if to be dipped, let the lard
cool to a cake, and then treat it as you would tallow.
No. 506.
Haw to make a Cement which will get, gradually, as hard
as a stone.
Take 20 parts by weight clean sharp sand, 2 parts
litharge, and 1 part whiting ; mix, and make them20»
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into thin putty with linseed-oil. For seams in roofs,
a cement may be made of white or red lead, thinned
with boiling linseed-oil, into which some sharp, dry
white sand is stirred. For the joints of water and
gas pipes, white lead cement is the best.
.
No. 507.
Liquid Cement.
Cut gum-shel-lac in 70 per cent, alcohol;put it in
vials, and it is ready for use. Apply it to the edge
of the broken dish with a feather, and hold it in a
spirit-lamp as long as the cement will simmer ; then
join together evenly, and, when cold, the dish will
break in another place first, and is as strong as new.
No. 508.
Crockery Cement which is transparent.
Take 1 pound white shel-lac, pulverized, 2 ounces
clean gum mastic;put them into a bottle, and then
add Jpound pure sulphuric ether.
Letit stand
half an hour, and then add J gallon 90 per cent,
alcohol: shake occasionally till it is dissolved.
Heat the edges of the article to be mended, and
apply the cement with a pencil brush; hold the
article firmly together till the cement cools.
No. 509.
Sard Cement for Seams.
Take equal quantities of white lead and white
sand, and as much oil as will make it into the con-
eistehce of putty. Apply this to the seams in the
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roofs of houses, &c. It will in a few weeks become
as hard as a stone.
No. 510.
Water-Proof and Fire-Proof Cement for Roofs of
Houses. '
Slake stone-lime in a large tub or barrel with
boiling water, covering the tub or barrel to keep in
the steam. "When thus slaked, pass 6 quarts througha fine sieve : it will then be in a state of fine flour.
To this add 1 quart rock-salt, and 1 gallon water.
Boil the mixture, add 1 pound alum and \ pound
copperas ; by slow degrees add f pound potash, and
4 quarts fine sand or wood-ashes, sifted. Bbth of
the above will admit of any colouring you please.
It looks better than paint, and is as durable as slate.
No. 511.
To cure Rancid Butttr.
A writer in the "Journal of Industrial Progress"
recommends that butter should be kneaded with
fresh milk, and then with pure water. He states
that by this treatment the butter is rendered as fresh
and pure in flavour as when recently made. He
ascribes this result to the fact that butyric acid, to
which the rancid taste and odour are owing, ia
readily soluble in fresh milk, and thus removed.
No. 512.
How to improve bad Butter.
Bad butter may be improved greatly by dissolving
it thoroughly in hot water ; let it cool, then skim it
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off, and churn again, adding a little salt and sugar.
A small quantity can be tried\a.nd approved before
doing a larger one. The water should be merelyhot enough to melt the butter—or it will become
oily.
No. 513.
How to cure Butter that will keep for Years.
Take 2 parts good common salt, 1 part sugar,and 1 part saltpetre ; beat them up and blend the
whole together. Take 1 ounce of this composition
for every pound of butter; work it well into the
mass, and close it up for use. Butter cured in this
way appears of a rich, marrowy consistence and
fine colour, and never acquires a brittle hardness
nor tastes salt. It will likewise keep good 3 years,
—only observing that it must stand 3 weeks or a
month before it is used. It ought to be packed in
wooden vessels, or in jars vitrified throughout, which
do not require glazing, because during the decom-
position of the salts they corrode the glazing, and
the butter becomes rancid.
No. 514.
How to preserve Eggs. No. 1.
Apply with a brush a solution of gum-arabic to
the shells, or immerse the eggs therein; let them
dry, and afterward pack them in dry charcoal-dust.
This prevents their being affected by any alternations
of temperature.
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No. 515.
Another method to preserve Eggs. No. 2.
Mix together, in a tub oi- vessel, 1 bushel quick-
lime, 2 pounds salt, \ pound cream of tartar, with as
much water as will reduce the composition to a
sufficient consistence to float an egg. Then put and
keep the eggs therein,—which will preserve them
perfectly sound for 2 years at least.
No. 516.
Another method to preserve Eggs. No. 3.
Take a half-inch board of any convenient length
or breadth, and pierce it as full of holes (each Ij
inches in diameter) as you can, without risking the
breaking of one hole into another. Then take 4strips of the same board, 2 inches broad, and nail
them together edgewise into a rectangular frame of
the same size as your board ; nail the board upon
the frame, and the work is done. Put your eggs in
this board as they come in from the poultry-house,
the small end down, and they will,keep good for 6
months, if you take the following precautions :
Take care that the eggs do not get wet, either in the
nest or afterward. If 2 boards are kept, one can be
filling and the other emptying at the same time.
No. 517.
A Fickle to cure Hams, Pork, and Beef.
To each gallon ofwater add Ij pobnds salt, \ pound
sugar, J ounce saltpetre ; boil all together and skim
it ofl:^ then rub the meat with salt, and pack it down
pour on your pickle when milk-warm.
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No. 518.
T. E. Hamilton's Beceipt for Pickling Meat or Hams.
To every 100 pounds ofpork take 8 pounds ground
alum-salt, 2 ounces saltpetre, 2 pounds brown sugar,
1\ ounces potash, and 4 gallons water. Mix them
all together, and pour the brine over the meat after
it has lain in the tub some 2 days, Let the hams re-
main 6 weeks in the brine, and then be dried severaldays before smoking. He says he has had the meat
rubbed with fine salt when it is packed down. The
meat should be pterfectly cool before packing.
No. 519.
How to cure Pork and Hams dry without Brine.
First rub your hams and pork on the flesh-side
with brown sugar thoroughly, and take care that aa
much sugar will lie on it as you possibly can. Having
it covered all over, (from 1 to 2 pounds of sugar to
each hog is sufficient,) you can either lay the meat
on atable
or anykind
ofvessel
that will not holdany pickle; then, when you have one layer laid,
cover it all over with fine salt, (of course, the flesh-
side,) and squeeze it on with your hand as tight as
you can, and so on with each layer. Then leave it so
for 8 or 10 days. By this time the salt will nearly all
be dissolved, when you have to take it out and pack
it again, and cover it all over with fine salt the
same as at first. Then let it stand for 3 or 4 weekd
longer, according to the size of the hogs, then hang
it in smoke. This method is excellent for dried
beef.
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No. 520.
Blackberry Jam.
Gather the fruit in dry weather; allow half a
pound of good brown sugar to every pound of
fruit ; boil the whole together gently for an hour, or
till the blackberries are soft, stirring and mashing
them well. Preserve it like any other jam. It
will be found very useful in families, particularly
for children, regulating their bowels, and enablingyou to dispense with cathartics. It may be spread
on bread or on puddings, instead of butter ; and, even
when the blackberries are bought, it is cheaper than
butter.
No. 521.
Blackberry Wine.
Gather when ripe, on a dry day. Put into a vessel
with the head out, and a tap fitted near the bottom
pour on them boiling water to cover them. Mash
the berries with your hands, and let them stand
covered till the pulp rises to the top and forms a
crust, in 3 or 4 days. Then draw off the fluid into
another vessel, and to every gallon add 1 pound
sugar ; mix well, and put into a cask to work, for 1
week or 10 days, and throw off any remaining lees,
keeping the cask well filled, particularly at the com-
mencement. When the working has ceased, bung
it down. After 6 to 12 months, it may be bottled.
No. 522.
Green- Com Omelet.
The following receipt for this delicacy is said to
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be excellent :—Grrate the corn from 12 ears of corn
boiled, beat up 5 eggs, stir them with the corn, sea-
son with pepper and salt, and fry the mixture brown,browning the top with a hot shovel. If fried in
small cakes, with a little flour and milk stirred in
for a battel", it is very liice.
No. 523.
How to keep fresh Fish.
In order to keep fresh fish, draw the fish and re-
move the gills ; then insert a piece of charcoal in
their mouths, and 2 or 3 pieces in their bellies. If
they are to be conveyed any distance, wrap each
fish separately in paper and place them in a box.
Fish thus preserved will keep fresh several days.
No. 524.
To varnish Articles of Iron and Steel.
Dissolve 10 parts clear grains of mastic, 5 parts
camphor, 15 grains sandarac, and 5 parts elemi, in
a suflicient quantity of alcohol, and apply this var-
nish without heat. The articles will not only be
preserved from rust, but the varnish will retain its
transparency, and the metallic brilliancy of the
articles will not be impaired.
No. 525.
A Turkish Cure for the Gravel.
Take equal parts of small pebble-stones, pulve-
rized very tine, nettle-seed, and honey; mix them
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well together. Dose.—1 teaspoonful morning and
evening.
No. 526.
A Cure for Dysentery. No. 2.
Take 1 tablespoonful common salt, mix it with
2 tablespoonfuls of vinegar, and pour upon it a,
half-pint of water, either hot or cold, (only let it
be taken cold.) A wineglassfuU of this mixture
in the above proportions, taken every half-hour, will
be found quite efficacious in curing dysentery. If
the stomach be nauseated, a wineglassful taken
every hour will suffice. For children, the quantity
should be a teaspoonful of salt and one of vinegar,
in a teacupful of water.
No. 527.
Another for Dysentery. No. 3.
Take new-churned butter, before it is washed or
salted, clarify over the fire and skim off all the milkyparticles, add brandy to preserve it, and loaf sugar
to sweeten : let the patient (an adult) take 2 table-
spoonfuls twice a day.
No. 528.
A Cure for Dysentery and Bloody Flux.
Take 2 tablespoonfuls elixir salutis, 1 tablespoon-
ful castor-oil, and 1 tablespoonful loaf sugar; add to
these 4 tablespoonfuls boiling water. Skim, and
drink hot.
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The above is a dose for an adult ; for a child 6 to
7 years old, half the quantity ; 1 year old, one-quarter
the quantity. "When this is manufactured for sale,
the water is added when used.
No. 529.
A Owre for Rheumatic Gout or Acute Sheumatism. No. 2.
Take J ounce saltpetre, ^ ounce sulphur, J ounce
flour of mustard, ^ ounce Turkey rhubarb, and
J ounce powdered gum guaiacum. Mix. A tea-
spoonful to be taken every other night for three
nights, and omit three nights, in a wineglassful of
cold water,—water which has been well boiled.
No. 530.
Ointment for Piles. No. 3.
Take of hog's lard, 4 ounces ; camphor, 2 drachms
powdered galls, 1 ounce ; laudanum, J ounce. Mix.Make an ointment, to be applied every night at bed-
time.
No. 531.
Ointment for Sore Nipples.
Take of tincture of Tolu, 2 drachms ; spermaceti-
ointment, J ounce;powdered gum, 2 drachms. Mix.
Make an ointment.
The white of an egg mixed with brandy is the best
application for sore nipples. The person should at
the same time use a nipple-shield.
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No. 532.
Another Cure for Piles.
Take flour of sulphur, 1 ounce ; rosin, 3 ounces';
pulverize, and mix well together. Dose.—What
will lie on a five-cent-piece, night and morning,
washing the parts freely in cold water once or twice
a day. This is a remedy of great value.
No. 533.
A Cure for Smallpox.
Take 1 grain each of powdered foxglove (digitalis)
and sulphate of zinc. Rub together thoroughly in a
mortar with 5 or 6 drops of water; this done, add 4
or 5 ounces of water, and sweeten with loaf sugar.
Dose.—A tahlespoonful for an adult, and 1 or 2 tea-
spoonfuls for a child, every 2 or 3 hours, until symp-
toms of disease vanish.
No. 534.
A sure Memedy for Inflammatory Mheumatism.
Take 1 ounce pulverized saltpetre and put it into
a pintof sweet oil. Bathe the parts affected, and a
sound cure will speedily be made.
No. 535.
A certain Cure for Corns.
One teaspoonful tar, 1 teaspoonful coarse brown
sugar, and 1 teaspoonful saltpetre ; the whole to be
warmed together. Spread it on kip leather the size
of the corns, and in two days they will be drawn out.
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No. 536.
Bedbug-Poison.
Take 1 pint spirits of wine, 2 ounces sal-ammoniac,
1 pint spirits of turpentine, 2 ounces corrosive sub-
limate, and 2 ounces gum camphor; dissolve the
camphor in the alcohol ; then pulverize the corrosive
sublimate and sal-ammoniac, and add to it; after
which put in the spirits of turpentine and shake well
together.
No. 537.
Cologne.
Take 1 gallon spirits of wine, and add of the oi»
of lemon, orange, and bergamot each a spoonful;
add also extract of vanilla, 40 drops. Shake until
the oils are cut, then add a pint and a half of soft
water.
No. 538.
To -prevent Hair falling off.
Take | pint French brandy, 1 tablespoonful fine
salt, and 1 teaspoonful powdered alum. Let these
be mixed and well shaken until they are dissolved
then filter, and it is ready for use. If used every
day, it may be diluted with soft water.
ft
No. 539.
How to make Extract of Vanilla.
This is made by taking 1 quart pure French
brandy, and cutting up fine 1 ounce vanilla beans
and 2 ounces Tonqua, bruised. Add these to the
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brandy, and let it digest for two weeks, frequently
shaking ; then filter carefully, and it is ready for use.
This is excellent for flavouring pies, cakes, and pud-
dings.
No. 540.
Haw to make Burning-Fluid.
Take 8 gallons 95 per cent, alcohol, and add 2
gallons camphene, 10 grains camphor, and 10 to 15
grains nitre.
No. 541.
A superior article of Cologne.
Take 1 gallon 90 per cent, alcohol, and add to it
1 ounce oil of bergamot, 1 ounce oil of orange, 2
drachms oil of cedrat, 1 drachm oil of l^evoli, and 1
drachm oil of rosemary. Mix well, and it is fit for
use.
No. 542.
Ox-Marrow Pomatum,.
Take 2 ounces yellow wax and 12 ounces beef-
marrow. Melt all together, and, when sufficiently
cool, perfume it with the essential oil of almonds.
This is an excellent article.
No. 543.
Hair-Restorative.
Take 1 drachm lac-sulphur, 1 drachm sugar of
lead, and 4 ounces rose-water. Mix, and shake the
vial on using the mixture. Bathe the hair twice a
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day for a week. This preparation does not dye the
hair, but restores its original colour.
No. 544.
A Cure for Salt Rheum or Scurvy,
Take of the pokeweed, any time in summer;
pound it, press out the juice, and strain it into apewter dish. Set it in the sun till it becomes a
salve, then put it into an earthen mug. Add to it
fresh water and beeswax sufficient to make an oint-
ment of common consistence. Simmer the whole
over a fire till thoroughly mixed. When cold, rub
the parts affected. The patient will almost imme-
diately experience its good effects, and the most
obstinate cases will be cured in three or four months.
lif.B.—The juice of the ripe berries may be pre-
pared in the same way.
No. 545.Cough-Syrup.
Put 1 quart of hoarhound to 1 quart of water, and
boil it down to a pint ; add 2 or 3 sticks of liquorice
and a tablespoonful of essence of lemon.
Dose.—Take a tablespoonful of the syrup three
times a day, oras
often as the cough may be trouble-some.
No. 546.
Toothache-Drops.
Two or three drops of essential oil of cloves, put
upon a small piece of lint or cotton-wool and placed
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in the hollow of the tooth, will be found to have the
active power of curing the toothache without destroy-
ing the tooth or injux'ing the gums.
No. 547.
Freckle-Lotion.
Take muriate of ammonia, J drachm ; lavender-
water, 2 drachms; distilled water, J pint. Applied
with a sponge 2 or 8 times a day.
No. 548.
Tooth-Powder.
Takerose-pink, 2 drachms
;
precipitated chalk,12
drachma ; carbonate of magnesia, 1 drachm ; sulphate
of quinine, 6 grains. All to be mixed together.
No. 549.
A certain Cure for the Piles.m
Mix 1 ounce ung. gallac, 3 drachms powdered
gallac, 1 drachm laudanum, and J drachm extract
of lead. To be used externally, night and morning.
Then mix 2 ounces confection of senna and 20
grains powdered saltpetre. To be used internally.
Dose.—The size of a hazel-nut to the size of a
hickory-nut.
No. 550.
Cough-Drops. No. 2.
Mix 2 ounces syrup of squill, 2 ounces paregoric,
J ounce antimonial wine, J ounce spirits of nitife,
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and 1 ounce tinct. benzoin comp. Shake well ^vlien
two ingredients are in.
Dose.—A teaspoonful an hour before each meal,
and 2 teaspoonfuls at going to bed.
No. 551.
How to cure Sun-Stroke.
Immediately bruise horseradish and apply it to the
stomach, and give him gin to drink. Never-failing.
No. 552.
Cure for the Quinsy.
Simmer hops in vinegar until their strength ia
extracted. Strain the liquid, sweeten it with sugar,
and give it frequently to the patient until relieved.
This is an almost infallible remedy.
No. 553.
Spitting of Blood.
Take 2 spoonfuls of the juice of nettles, at night,
or take 3 spoonfuls of sage-juice in a little honey.
This presently stops either spitting or vomiting
blood. Or give 20 grains of alum, in water, every
2 hours.
No. 554.
To cure the Whitlow.
Steep in distilled vinegar, hot as you can bear it,
4 or 5 times a day, for 2 days successively; then
moisten a leaf of tobacco in the vinegar, bind it
round the part affected, and a cure follows.
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No. 555.
Brilliant White-Wash.
Many have heard of the brilliant stucco white-
wash on the east end of the President's house at
Washington. The following is a receipt for it : it
is gleaned from the "National Intelligencer."
Take \ bushel nice unslaked lime, slake it with
boiling water, cover it during the process to keep in
the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve or
strainer, and add to it a peck of salt, previously well
dissolved in warm water, 3 pounds ground rice,
boiled to a thin paste, and stirred in boiling hot,
^ pound powdered Spanish whiting, and a pound
of clean glue, which has been previously dissolved
by soaking it well, and then hanging it over a slow
fire, in a small kettle within a large one filled with
water. Add 5 gallons hot water to the mixture,
stir it well, and let it stand a few days, covered from
the dirt. It should be put on right hot : for this pur-
pose, it can be kept in a kettle on a portable furnace.
It is said that about a pint of this mixture will cover
a square yard upon the outside of a house, if properly
applied. Brushes more or less small may be used,
according to the neatness of the job required. It
answers as well as oil-paint for wood, brick, or stone,
and is cheaper.' It retains its brilliancy for many
years. There is nothing of the kind that will com-pare with it, either for inside or outside walls.
Colouring-matter may be put in, and made of any
shade you like. Spanish brown stirred in will make
red pink, more or less deep, according to the quantity.
A delicate tinge of this is very pretty for inside
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walls. Finely pulverized common clay, well mixed
with Spanish brown, makes a reddish stone colour.
Yallow ochre stirred in makes yellow wash; but
crome goes further, and makes a colour generally
esteemed prettier. In all these cases the darkness
of the shades of course is determined by the quantity
of colouring used. It is difficult to make rules,
because tastes are different : it would be best to try
expei'iments on a shingle, and let it dry. Greenmust not be mixed with lime: it destroys the colour,
and the colour has an effect on the white-wash which
makes it crack and peel. When walls have been
badly smoked, and you wish to have them a clean
white, it is well to squeeze indigo plentifully through
a bag into the water you use, before it is stirred in
the whole mixture. If a larger quantity than 5
gallons be wanted, the same proportion should be
observed.
No. 556.
An English Curefor Pleuro-Pneumonia in Chiile.
The only chances in this disease are the adoption
ofveryprompt measures,—bleeding early, and repeat
if necessary. Then give a drench, composed of 1
pound Epsom salts, 1 ounce powdered saltpetre,
^ drachm tartar-emetic. Give it in 2 pints gruel,
and repeat in 6 or 8 hours.
No. 557.
Worms or Bots in Cattle or Horses.
Give J pound Epsom salts, with 2 ounces coriander-
seed bruised ira a quart of water.
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No. 561.
JLiniment for Rheumatism.
Take 1 ounce soap liniment, \ ounce tincture
of opium, 2 drachms oil of cajeput, 2 drachms
hartshorn. Mix, and rub the parts affected night
and morning. Flannel, or chamois leather, should
be worn in winter.
No. 562.
A Simple Cure for Rheumatism.
Take 1 drachm hydriodate of potash, distilled
water 2 ounces; mix, and give a teaspoonful in a
wineglass of water, morning, noon, and night. This
seldom fails to afford relief.
No. 563.
To Silver Copper.
Take a small quantity of pure silver, and pour
over it twice its weight of nitric acid, and twice as
much water as acid. The silver will be quickly dis-
solved. The solution, if the metal and acid be both
pure, will be transparent and colourless. Then pre-
cipitate the silver by the immersion of polished plates
of copper. Take of the silver 20 grains, cream of
tartar 2 drachms, 2 drachms common salt, and
^ drachm alum; mix the whole together. Take
then the article to be silvered, clean it well, and rub
some of the mixture, previously a little moistened,
upon its surface. The silvered surface may be
polished with a piece of soft leather. The dial-
plates of clocks, scales of barometers, etc. are all
plated thus.
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No. 564.
A new Pomade against Baldness.
Take of extract of yellow Peruvian bark 15 grains,
extract of rhatany-root 8 grains, extract of burdock-
root, and oil of nutmegs, (fixed,) of each 2 drachms,
camphor (dissolved with spirits of wine) 15 grains,
beef-marrow 2 ounces, best olive-oil 1 ounce, citron-
juice \ drachm, aromatic essential oil as much as
sufficient to render it fragrant. Mix, and make into
an ointment. 2 drachms bergamot and a few drops
otto of roses would suffice. This is considered a
valuable preparation.
No. 565.
Silvering of Metals.
Cold Silvering.—Mix 1 part chloride of silver with
3 parts pearlash, IJ parts common salt, and 1 part
whiting, and well rub the mixture on the surface of
brass or copper, (previously well cleaned,) by means
of a piece of soft leather, or a cork moistened with
water and dipped into the powder, 1 part precipi-
tate silver powder, mixed with 2 parts each cream
of tartar and common salt, may also be used in the
same way. When properly silvered, the metal
should be well washed in hot water slightly alka-
lized, and then wiped dry.
No. 566.
To solder Inn or any other Metal without Mre.
Take 1 oume of sal-ammoniac, and 1 ounce of
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common salt, and an equal quantity of calcined
tartar, and as much of bell-rnetal, with 3 ounces of
antimony. Pound well all together, and sift it.
Put this into a piece of linen, and enclote it well all
round with fullers' earth about an inch thick. Let
it dry, then put it between two crucibles over a slow
fire, to get heat 'by degrees. Push on the jBre till
the lump becomes red-hot, and melted all together
let the whole cool gradually, and pound it into
powder. When you want to solder any thing, put
the two pieces you want to join on a table, approach-
ing their extremities as near as you . can to one
anothei-, making a crust of fullers' earth, so that
holding to each piece and passing under the joint,
it should open over it on the top ;
then throw someof your powder between and over the joint. Have
softie borax, which put into hot spirits of wine till it
is consumed, and with a feather rub your powder at
^the joint: you will see it immediately boll. As soon
as the boiling stops, the consolidation is made. If
there be any roughness, grind it oft" on a stone.
No. 567.
Mild Aperientfor Piles.
Take of precipitated sulphur 15 grains, magnesia
1 scruple. Mix. To be taken daily at bedtime,
in a glass of milk or of water.
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No. 568.
Milk, to Preserve.
When milk contained in wire-corked bottles la
heated to the boiling-point in a water-bath, the
oxygen of the included small portion of air under
the cork seems to be carbonated, and the milk will
afterwards keep fresh,—it is said, for a year or two.
No. 569.
^lum for the Hog Cholera.
A writer says,—" Last May my hogs were attacked
with hog cholera; and, upon mentioning it to a
friend, he spoke of a suggestion published in the
Cincinnati papers, advising the use of alum. I pro-
cured some, made a strong solution, (all the water
would bear,) and drenched all I found with the
disease upon them, and gave to the lot (about 100
head) a pound of pulverized alum in some mill-feed
each day for two weeks, by which time all remain-
ing seemed healthy. Out of twenty-two drenched
with one pint of the solution to each, administered
with the assistance of a rope behind the tusks, and
a horn with the small end sawed oflfj I lost five
head, and, with the exception of two, the remaining
seventeen appear. to have entirely recovered to a
healthy, thrifty condition. Some of those whichhave recovered were in the last stage, vomiting,
with red blotches on the skin, and bleeding at the
nose, which I have always considered the last stage
of the disease. The above is but little cost, and, if
it is as successful as with me, is well worth the trial."
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No. 570.
Green Writmg-lnk.
Take 1 ounce verdigris, and, having powdered
it, put to it 1 quart vinegar. After it has stood
2 or 3 days, strain off the liquid. Or, instead
of this, use the crystals of verdigris dissolved in
water ; then dissolve in 1 pint water either of the
solutions, 5 drachms gum-arabic, and 2 drachmswhite sugar.
No. 571.
Hooping- Cough.—Br. Barton's Remedy.
Take of powdered cantharides, powdered cam-
phor, of each 1 scruple, extract of bark 3 drachms.
Eub them well together, and divide into powders
of 8 grains each. Dose.—One every 3 or 4 hours.
To be used only in advanced stages of the disease.
No. 572.
How to make Shaving-Soap.
Take 2 pounds best white bar soap, and ^ pound
good common bar soap; cut them up fine, so that
they will -dissolve readily. Put the soap into a
copper kettle, with 1 quart of soft water: let it
stand over the fire, and, when it is dissolved by boil-
ing, add 1 pint alcohol, 1 gill beef's gall, J gill
spirits of turpentine ; boil all these together for five
minutes, stir while boiling; while it is cooling,
flavour it with oil of sassafras to suit, and colour it
with fine vermilion. This soap makes a rich lather,
softens the f^ce, and can be> made cheap.
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No. 573.
Shaving-Soap,—Best ever Invented.
Take 4j pounds white bar soap, 1 quart rain-
water, 1 gill beef's gall, and 1 gill spirits of turpen-
tine; cut the soap thin, and boil five minutes, stir
while boiling, and colour with ^ ounce vermilion.
Scent with oil of rose or almond.
No. 574.
Sair-Oil.
Take 1 gallon alcohol 95 per cent., 1 pint castor-oil,
or as much as the alcohol will dissolve: add 1 ounce
oil of cinnamon, or as much as will bring to the
dfesired flavour.
No. 575.
Cheap Outside Paint.
Take 2 parts (in bulk) of water-lime ground fine,
1 part (in bulk) of white lead ground in oil. Mix
them thoroughly, by adding best boiled linseed-oil
enough to prepare it to pass through a paint-mill,
after which temper with oil till it can be applied
with a common paint-brush. Make any colour to
suit. It will last three times as long as lead paint,
and cost not one-fourth as much. It is superior.
No. 576.
How to clean Silver Articles.
The best way to clean silver articles is to wash
them first with warm water and soap, and afterwards
2K
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polish them with pure London whiting and a piece
of leather. As pure whiting, free of grits, cannot
always be had, except in London, you may sub
stitute hartshorn-powder for it.
No. 577.
To take Mildew out of Linen.
Wet the linen which contains the mildew with
soft water, rub it well with white soap, then scrape
some fine chalk to powder and rub it well into the
linen, lay it out on the grass in the sunshine, watch-
ing to keep it damp with soft water. Eepeat the
process the next day, and in a few hours the mildew
will entirely disappear.
No. 578.
An excellent Powderfor Razor-Strops,
Ignite together in a crucible equal parts of well-
dried copperas and sea-salt. The heat must be
slowly raised and well regulated: otherwise the
materials will boil over in a pasty state, and the
product will be in a great measure lost. Whenwell made, out of contact with air, it has the brilliant
aspect of plumbago. It requires to be ground and
elutriated, after which it affords, on drying, an im-
palpable powder, that may be either rubbed on a
strap of smooth buff leather or mixed up with hog'alard or tallow into a stiff" cerate.
No. 579.
Cure for Common Diseases of Pigs or Hogs.
For common diseases of pigs, the following re-
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ceipt may be employed; J pound sulphur, ^
pound madder,\ pound saltpetre, 2 ounces black
antimony; mix these together, and give a table-spoonful night and morning in the food.
No. 580.
Dr. Cullen's treatment of Epilepsy, or Falling Fits.
Take of ammoniate of copper 20 grains, bread-
crumbs and mucilage of gum-arabic a sufficient
quantity to form it into a mass, which is to be
divided into 40 pills. In the beginning, one of these
is to be taken three times a day, and gradually in-
creased to 2 or 3 pills, thrice a day.
No. 581.
German Silver. No. 1.
The following are the different receipts for the
manufacture of German silver which are adopted
by one of the first manufacturers in London;pre-
mising that the metals should be as pure as possible.
Common German Silver.
—Copper, 8; nickel, 2;
zinc, 3j. This is the commonest that can be made
with any regard to the quality of the article pro-
duced. It might do for common purposes. If the
quantity of nickel be reduced much below this, the
alloy will be little better than pale brass, and will
tarnish rapidly.
No. 582.
German Silver. No. 2.
Good German Silver.—Copper, 8 ; nickel, 3 ; zinc,
Sj. This is a very beautiful compound. It has the
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to the electrum, 'Ho. 3 ; but these are very rare.
This alloy is very fusible, but very -hard, aud not
easily rolled : it is the best adapted for casting.
No. 586.
S^ow to Poison Rats.
Mix 2 pounds carbonate of barytes with 1 pound
lard, and lay it in their way. It is tasteless, odour-
less, and. impalpable, produces great thirst, and death
immediately after drinking. Another way is to mix
arsenic and lard together, and spread it on bread,
and push a piece in every rat-hole ; or some small
pieces of sponge may be fried in drippings or honey,
and strewed about for them to eat. The sponge will
distend their intestines, and will cause their death.
Or I pint plaster of Paris, mixed with oat-meal, 1
pint, will prove equally fatal to them.
No. 587.
Bilious or Sick Headache.
Headache is in general a symptom of indigestion
or deranged general health, or the consequence of a
confined state of the bowels. The following altera-
tive pill will be found a valuable medicine. Take
of calomel, 10 grains ; emetic tartar, 2, 3, or 4
grains; precipitated sulphuret of antimony, 1 scru-
ple ; guaiacum, in powder, 1 drachm. Rub themwell together in a mortar for 10 minutes; then, with
a little conserve of hips, make them into a mass, and
divide it into 20 pills. Dose.—One pill is given
every night, or every other night, for several weeks
in succession.
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No. 588.
How to make Otto of Roses.
Gather the flowers of the hundred-leaved rose,
(rosa centifolia,) put them in a large jar or cask, with
just sufficient water to cover them ; then put the
vessel to stand in the sun, and in about a week after-
ward the otto (a butyraceous oil) will form a scum
on the surface, which should be removed by the aid
of a piece of cotton.
No. 589.
Japanfor Leather.
1. Boiled linseed-oil, 1 gallon; burnt umber, 6
ounces ; asphaltum, 3 ounces ; boil, and add oil of
turpentine to dilute to a proper consistence.
2. Boiled oil, 1 gallon ; the black of Prussian blue
to colour. Prussian blue, when heated, turns of a
black colour ; thus the black japanned cloth used
for table-covers is prepared by painting the cloth
with Prussian blue and boiled oil, and then drying
it by the heat of a stove ; when, in the drying, it
takes its intense colour.
No. 590.
Jetfor Harness and Boots.
Three sticks of the bestblack sealing-wax dissolved
in J pint spirits of wine ; to be kept in a glass bottle,
and well shaken previous to use. Applied with a soft
sponge.
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No. 591.
To dean French Kid Glove-f.
Put the gloves on your hands and wash theni, as if
you were washing your hands, in some spirits of tur-
pentine, until quite clean ; then hang them up in a
warm place, or where there is a current of air, and
all smell of the turpentine will be removed.
N.B.—This method is practised in Paris, and,
since its introduction into this country, thousands
of pounds have been saved or gained by it.
No. 592.
How to clean Gloves.
Wash them with soap and water, then stretch themon wooden hands, or pull them into shape without
wringing them; next rub them with pipe-clay, or
yellow ochre, or a mixture of the two in any re-
quired shade, made into a paste with beer ; let them
dry gradually, and, when about half dry, rub them
well, so as to smooth them and put them into shape
then dry them, brush out the superfluous colour,
cover them with paper, and smooth them with a
warm iron. Other colours may be employed to
mix the pipe-clay besides yellow ochre.
No. 593.
Bed Sealing- Wax.
Shel-lac, (very pale,) 4 ounces, cautiously melt in
a bright copper pan over a clear charcoal fire, and,
when fused, add Venice turpentitie, J ounce ; nix,
and further add vermilion, 3 ounces; remove the
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pan from the fire, cool a little, weigh it in pieces,
and roll them into circular sticks on a warm stone
slab by means of a polished wooden block; or it
may be poured into moulds while in a state of
fusion.
No. 594.
Black Sedling- Wax. No. 1.
Purchase best black rosin, 3 pounds; beeswax, J
pound ; and finely-powdered ivory-black, 1 pound.
Melt the whole together over a slow fire, and pour
into sticks. If \ pound Venice turpentine is added,
it will be fit for letter-use.
No. 595.
Black Sealing- Wax. No. 2.
Take 30 ounces shel-Iac, 15 ounces ivory-black, in
an impalpable powder, and 10 ounces Venice tur-
pentine. For mode of procedure, see Eeceipt I^o.
693.
No. 596.
A Curefor Erysvpelas, and all high Inflammation of the.
Skin.
A simple poultice of cranberries pounded finej and
applied in a raw state.
No. 597.
An excellent Printing-ink.
Ualsam of copaiva, (or Canada balsam,) 9 ounces
lampblack, 3 ounces ; indigo and Prussian blue, each
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5 drachms ; Indian red, f ounce;yellow soap, (dry,)
3 ounces. Grind it to an impalpable smoothness.
Mix with old linseed-oil.
No. 598.
Mow to clean Silk stained by corrosive or sharp Liquor.
We often find that lemon-juice, vinegar, oil of
vitriol, and other sharp corrosives, stain dyed gar-
ments. Sometimes by adding a little pearlash to a
soap-lather, and passing the v silks through these,
the faded colour will be restored. Pearlash and
warm water will sometimes do alone ; but it is the
most efficacious to use the soap-lather and pearlash
together.
No. 599.
How to Write in Silver.
Mix 1 ounce the finest pewter or block tin, and
"I ounces quicksilver, together, till both become fluid
then grind it with gum-water, and write with it.
The writing will look as if done with silver.
No. 600.
Toothache Preventive.
A correspondent of the "Monthly Magazine"
gays:—"Although I am unacquainted with any
thing whi*ch gives immediate ease in that severe
pain, yet I can inform you how the toothache may
be prevented. I was much tortured with it about
twenty years ago. Since that time, however, by
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using flour of sulphur as a tooth-powder, I have
been wholly free from it. Rub the teeth and gumswith a rather hard tooth-brush, using the sulpliur
every night; if done after dinner, too, all the better.
It preserves the teeth, and does not communicate
any smell whatever to the mouth.
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GAUGING SIMPLIFIED;
OB,
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Table No. 1.
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JOHNSTON'S HAIR TONIC
5 1-2 quarts of Water.
2 ounces of Lac Sulphur.
4 ounces of Pulverized Borax.
5 ounces of Bay Rum.
30 grains of Quinine.
1 2 ounces of Alcohol.
3 drams Oil Bergamont.
4 ounces Fresh Ox Gall.
Boil sulphur, quinine and borsoc in the 5 1 -2
quarts of water for one hour, strain twice through
cloth, then add gall and alcohol together, stir
well and strain, then add all the other ingredients
to gall and alcohol, then you have one of the
best hair tonics made.
L. JOHNSTON.Mayfield, New York.